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NAEP Analysis and Scaling → Estimation of NAEP Score Scales → NAEP Assessment IRT Parameters → Science Assessment IRT Parameters → IRT Parameters for the Physical Science Scale, by Block and Item, Grade 8 Science State Assessment (Accommodations Not Permitted [R2]): 2000
NAEP Technical DocumentationIRT parameters for the physical science scale, by block and item, grade 8 science state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000
Block Item NAEP ID aj bj cj dj1 dj2 dj3 dj4
S3 1A K040601 0.63 -0.06 0.00
2Z K0406CL 0.68 0.91 0.00 -0.07 0.07
3A K040603 0.66 -0.74 0.00
4A K040604 0.69 0.09 0.00
5A K040605 0.43 0.57 0.00 0.23 -0.23
6A K040606 0.92 -0.24 0.00 1.76 -1.76
S6 6G K031309 0.25 -2.83 0.00 -5.76 2.79 2.98
7A K031302 0.60 0.93 0.00
8A K031305 0.81 1.50 0.00
9A K031306 0.64 2.94 0.00
S10 9A K095901 0.57 1.28 0.00 1.18 -1.18
10A K093601 0.80 1.80 0.00 0.53 -0.53
11 K095301 0.76 0.57 0.42
14 K095101 0.94 0.83 0.29
15A K095801 0.60 1.32 0.00
16 K095501 1.44 1.45 0.15
S11 4 K042801 0.96 1.15 0.16
5 K042901 2.35 1.62 0.25
10 K043201 0.37 0.16 0.22
13A K043501 0.66 -0.06 0.00 1.39 -1.39
14A K043601 0.81 -0.14 0.00
15A K043602 0.50 2.87 0.00 -0.67 0.67
16A K043603 0.65 -0.95 0.00
S12 1 K046801 0.54 0.62 0.27
2 K046901 0.96 0.39 0.24
4 K047101 1.13 0.17 0.20
5A K047201 0.47 0.34 0.00 0.15 -1.31 1.16
7A K047401 0.60 0.86 0.00 -0.48 0.48
12A K047901 1.00 0.28 0.00
S13 1 K048201 1.21 0.69 0.19
4 K048501 0.99 1.08 0.28
5A K048601 0.53 1.00 0.00 1.14 -1.14
9A K049001 0.62 3.18 0.00 -1.70 1.70
10 K049101 0.61 -0.41 0.12
S14 1 K035401 1.23 1.37 0.46
3A K035601 0.28 0.77 0.00
4 K035701 1.18 0.62 0.21
5A K035801 0.57 -0.58 0.00 -0.31 0.31
8 K036201 1.09 0.54 0.17
9A K036301 0.63 0.37 0.00 -1.23 1.23
13 K036601 0.53 -0.38 0.11
16 K036901 0.78 -0.47 0.12
S15 4A K037301 0.42 0.97 0.00 -2.14 2.14
6A K037501 0.78 1.95 0.00 -0.30 0.30
8A K037701 0.36 -2.64 0.00 -0.40 1.97 -1.58
9A K037703 0.50 0.65 0.00 0.27 -0.27
11 K037901 0.90 1.78 0.16
16A K038301 0.89 1.30 0.00 2.05 0.88 -0.80
S20 2 K094001 0.33 1.48 0.23
4 K096001 0.56 0.22 0.25
6 K095601 1.18 0.00 0.22
7A K095401 0.56 2.69 0.00 0.95 -0.95
11 K096201 0.80 1.31 0.22
14 K095201 0.73 0.74 0.23
15A K093701 0.61 1.08 0.00 0.58 -0.58
16A K097001 0.27 3.23 0.00 0.70 -0.70
S21 3 K045401 1.29 0.46 0.57
4 K045501 0.62 0.76 0.26
7A K045801 0.61 1.14 0.00 1.54 -1.54
8 K045901 1.23 1.19 0.42
11 K046201 0.83 1.81 0.34
14A K046501 0.69 1.17 0.00 0.71 -0.71
15A K046601 0.82 0.17 0.00
† Not applicable; the number of item parameters estimated depends upon the IRT model used for scaling.
NOTE: For item j, aj represents the discriminatory power of the item, bj represents a location parameter related to item difficulty, cj represents the guessing parameter, and dji is the category threshold parameter for category i. The c-parameter value is exactly zero for items scaled with the two-parameter logistic model or the generalized partial credit model.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.

Last updated 15 July 2008 (DR)

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