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The tables below provides relevant summary statistics for the 2003 mathematics assessment.
Grade | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items | |
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4 | 115 | 31 | 36 | |
8 | 135 | 35 | 33 | |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Assessment. |
Grade | Statistic | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
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4 | Average percentage missing | 4.33 | 6.90 | 12.96 |
Minimum | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.95 | |
Maximum | 35.87 | 37.76 | 48.21 | |
8 | Average percentage missing | 3.78 | 5.17 | 11.66 |
Minimum | 0.45 | 0.64 | 1.69 | |
Maximum | 32.29 | 42.58 | 36.80 | |
NOTE: Missing responses includes the categories "omitted" and "not-reached". SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Assessment. |
Grade | Statistic | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items | |
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4 | Average percentage off-task | 0.13 | 0.10 | |
Minimum | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Maximum | 1.35 | 0.54 | ||
8 | Average percentage off-task | 0.10 | 0.11 | |
Minimum | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Maximum | 0.85 | 0.71 | ||
NOTE: An "off-task" response (constructed-response items only) is a response that is unrelated to the question and is considered inappropriate. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Assessment. |
Grade | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items | |
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4 | 58.4 | 50.4 | 44.2 | |
8 | 57.2 | 60.3 | 40.9 | |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Assessment. |