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NAEP Analysis and Scaling → Estimation of NAEP Score Scales → Treatment of Items to Avoid Violations of Assumptions → Treatment of Items in NAEP Assessments → Treatment of Items in the Scaling of the 2005 Mathematics Scales

NAEP Technical DocumentationTreatment of Items in the Scaling of the 2005 Mathematics Scales

Items deleted from the final scaling, by grade and block, mathematics combined national and state main assessment: 2005
Grade Block Scale NAEP ID Reason for decision
8 M4 Algebra and functions M067202 Delete item from one of the pair ( M067201; M067202) since 2000
M8 Data analysis, statistics, and probability M052801 Delete item in 2003
Number sense, properties, and operations M073602 Delete item from one of the pair ( M073601; M073602) since 2000
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Mathematics Assessment.

Cluster items created for final scaling, by grade and block, mathematics combined national and state main assessment: 2005
Grade Block Scale NAEP ID Reason for decision NAEP IDs for items contributing to cluster
4 M9 Number sense, properties, and operations M0402CL To form from pair item M040201, M040221
Geometry and spatial sense M0434CL To match 2000 scaling M043401, M043402, M043403
8 M8 Data analysis, statistics, and probability M0732CL Was formed in 1996 prior to scaling M073201, M073202, M073203, M073204
M9 Algebra and functions M0757CL Was formed in 1996 prior to scaling M075701, M075702, M075703
12 M4 Data analysis, statistics, and probability M0716CL Local dependence among items M071603, M071604
M5 Algebra and functions M0717CL To match 2000 scaling M071701, M071702
M8 Data analysis, statistics, and probability M0732CL Was formed in 2000 prior to scaling M075701, M075702, M075703, M073204
M9 Algebra and functions M0707CL Local independence among items M070701, M070702, M070703
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Mathematics Assessment.

Recoding of polytomous items for scaling, by grade and block, mathematics operational: 2005
Grade Block Scale NAEP ID Reason for decision Disposition
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Mathematics Assessment.
4 M3 Number Sense, Properties, and Operations M043501 Lack of fit Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 0, 0, 1, 2
M4 Number Sense, Properties, and Operations M068001 To match 2003 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
M5 Number Sense, Properties, and Operations M085401 Lack of fit Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 1, 2, 3, 3
M7 Number Sense, Properties, and Operations M139801 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
M9 Number Sense, Properties, and Operations M0402CL To match 2002 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
M5 Geometry and Spatial Sense M085901 To match 2002 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
M6 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability M136901 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
M10 Algebra and Functions M138401 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
8 M6 Number Sense, Properties, and Operations M141301 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
M5 Geometry and Spatial Sense M085701 To match 2003 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
M7 Geometry and Spatial Sense M145101 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 1
M5 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability M053101 To match 2003 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 1, 2, 2, 3
M9 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability M073501 To match 2002 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
M9 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability M093801 To match 2002 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 1, 2, 3, 3
M4 Algebra and Functions M086301 To match 2002 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 1, 2, 2, 2
M7 Algebra and Functions M144901 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
12 M9 Geometry and Spatial Sense & Measurement M092901 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2, 2
M4 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability M071801 Lack of fit Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 1, 2, 3, 3
M6 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability M132201 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
M3 Algebra and Functions M095401 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 2, 2
M5 Algebra and Functions M0717CL Lack of fit Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 1
M7 Algebra and Functions M074101 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 becomes 0, 1, 2, 3, 3
M12 Algebra and Functions M133801 To match 2004 precalibration scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 1, 2
Last updated 21 July 2009 (JL)

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