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NAEP Analysis and Scaling → Estimation of NAEP Score Scales → NAEP Scales → Scale Composition by Item Type for New and Trend Blocks → Subscale Composition by Item Type for New and Trend Blocks in the Mathematics Assessment at Grade 12: 2000

NAEP Technical DocumentationSubscale Composition by Item Type for New and Trend Blocks in the Mathematics Assessment at Grade 12: 2000

Each assessment includes blocks of new items and blocks of items from previous assessments. For the new items and for the trend items in each subject area scale, the number of multiple-choice, dichotomously scored constructed-response and polytomously scored constructed-response items are provided for each grade level. The item counts are available for each scale as defined in the final Item Response Theory (IRT) scales. They are provided for samples for which accommodations were permitted and for samples for which accommodations were not permitted.

Subscale composition by item type for new blocks as defined after scaling, grade 12 mathematics assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000
Subscale Multiple-choice items Dichotomously scored constructed-response items Polytomously scored constructed-response items
Scaled Dropped Scaled Dropped Polytomous (uncollapsed) Dichotomous collapsed Polytomous collapsed Dropped
Total 17 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
Number sense, properties, and operations 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Measurement 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Geometry and spatial sense 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Data analysis, statistics, and probability 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Algebra and functions 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
NOTE: "Dropped" denotes items that were deleted from the final scaling. "Collapsed" denotes items that had categories that were combined and recoded for scaling.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

Subscale composition by item type for new blocks as defined after scaling, grade 12 mathematics assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000
Subscale Multiple-choice items Dichotomously scored constructed-response items Polytomously scored constructed-response items
Scaled Dropped Scaled Dropped Polytomous (uncollapsed) Dichotomous collapsed Polytomous collapsed Dropped
Total 17 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
Number sense, properties, and operations 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Measurement 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Geometry and spatial sense 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Data analysis, statistics, and probability 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Algebra and functions 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
NOTE: "Dropped" denotes items that were deleted from the final scaling. "Collapsed" denotes items that had categories that were combined and recoded for scaling.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.


Subscale composition by item type for previously administered blocks as defined after scaling, grade 12 mathematics assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000
Subscale Multiple-choice items Dichotomously scored constructed-response items Polytomously scored constructed-response items
Scaled Scaled Scaled
Concurrent Split Dropped Concurrent Split Dropped Polytomous (uncollapsed) Dichotomous collapsed Polytomous collapsed Split Dropped
Total 75 2 0 30 0 0 16 3 4 1 0
Number sense, properties, and operations 23 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
Measurement 11 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Geometry and spatial sense 10 1 0 5 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
Data analysis, statistics, and probability 9 1 0 9 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
Algebra and functions 22 0 0 7 0 0 4 1 1 0 0
NOTE: "Concurrent" denotes items that were scaled as common items across assessment years. "Split" denotes items that were scaled as different items in each assessment year. "Dropped" denotes items that were deleted from the final scaling. "Collapsed" denotes items that had categories that were combined and recoded for scaling.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

Subscale composition by item type for previously administered blocks as defined after scaling, grade 12 mathematics assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000
Subscale Multiple-choice items Dichotomously scored constructed-response items Polytomously scored constructed-response items
Scaled Scaled Scaled
Concurrent Split Dropped Concurrent Split Dropped Polytomous (uncollapsed) Dichotomous collapsed Polytomous collapsed Split Dropped
Total 76 0 0 30 2 0 18 2 4 1 0
Number sense, properties, and operations 23 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
Measurement 11 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Geometry and spatial sense 10 0 0 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 0
Data analysis, statistics, and probability 10 0 0 9 1 0 3 0 2 1 0
Algebra and functions 22 0 0 7 0 0 4 1 1 0 0
NOTE: "Concurrent" denotes items that were scaled as common items across assessment years. "Split" denotes items that were scaled as different items in each assessment year. "Dropped" denotes items that were deleted from the final scaling. "Collapsed" denotes items that had categories that were combined and recoded for scaling.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.


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