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

Items scaled separately, by grade and scale, reading combined national and state main assessment: 2005
Grade Scale Block NAEP ID Type
4 Reading for literary experience R5 R012612 Short constructed response
Reading for literary experience R11 R021701 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R6 R017307 Extended constructed response
Reading for information R6 R017310 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R8 R017701 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R8 R018301 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R12 R024001 Regular constructed response
8 Reading for literary experience R4 R018401 Regular constructed response
Reading for literary experience R4 R019001 Extended constructed response
Reading for literary experience R5 R012612 Short constructed response
Reading for information R6 R013212 Extended constructed response
Reading for information R13 R016201 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R13 R016202 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R13 R016204 Extended constructed response
Reading for information R14 R027201 Regular constructed response
Reading to perform task R10 R013411 Short constructed response
12 Reading for literary experience R4 R013509 Short constructed response
Reading for literary experience R5 R016305 Regular constructed response
Reading for information R6 R013211 Short constructed response
Reading for information R6 R013212 Extended constructed response
Reading for information R7 R013701 Short constructed response
Reading for information R7 R013708 Short constructed response
Reading for information R7 R013712 Short constructed response
Reading for information R13 R015514 Extended constructed response
Reading for information R14 R016602 Regular constructed response
Reading to perform task R10 R013402 Short constructed response
Reading to perform task R11 R019501 Short constructed response
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading Assessment.

Items deleted from the final scaling, by grade and scale, reading national main assessment: 2005
Grade Scale Block NAEP ID Reason for decision
12 Reading to gain information R14 R016603 To match 2002 scaling
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading Assessment.

Recoding of polytomous items for scaling, by grade and scale,reading combined national and state main assessment: 2005
Grade Block Scale NAEP ID Reason for decision Disposition
4 R3 Reading for literary experience R017009 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R6 Reading for information R017309 To match 2003 Scaling Collapse categories: 0,1,2 becomes 0,1,1
R8 Reading for information R017901 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2
R9 Reading for literary experience R053010 Poor fit in 2004 Field Test Collapse categories: 0,1, 2 becomes (0,1,1)
R11 Reading for literary experience R020401 To match 2003 Scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0,1,1
R12 Reading for information R023601 To match 2003 Scaling Collapse categories: 0,1, 2 becomes 0,1,1)
8 R3 Reading for literary experience R017102 To match 2003 Scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R3 Reading for literary experience R017110 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R4 Reading for literary experience R018701 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
R4 Reading for literary experience R019201 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R5 Reading for literary experience R012607 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 1, 2, 2
R8 Reading for information R053408 Poor fit in 2004 Field Test Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R9 Reading to perform task R053301 Poor fit in 2004 Field Test Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R10 Reading to perform task R013403 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2
R10 Reading to perform task R013406 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 1
R11 Reading to perform task R013004 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2
R12 Reading for literary experience R053202 Poor fit in 2004 Field Test Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R13 Reading for information R016213 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
R14 Reading for information R026501 To match 2003 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
12 R3 Reading for literary experience R017105 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2
R3 Reading for literary experience R017110 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R4 Reading for literary experience R013506 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 1
R5 Reading for literary experience R016301 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R7 Reading for information R013706 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 1
R9 Reading to perform task R053301 Poor fit in 2004 Field Test Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 1, 1
R9 Reading to perform task R053309 Poor fit in 2005 Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
R10 Reading to perform task R013403 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2
R10 Reading to perform task R013406 To match 1998 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 1
R11 Reading to perform task R019301 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2, 3 becomes 0, 0, 1, 2
R11 Reading to perform task R019701 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
R11 Reading to perform task R020201 To match 2002 scaling Collapse categories: 0, 1, 2 becomes 0, 0, 1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading Assessment.

Last updated 22 July 2009 (JL)

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