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NAEP Technical DocumentationIRT parameters for items in the univariate science scale, grade 8 science combined national and state  assessments, by item and block: 2011
Block Item NAEP ID aj bj cj dj1 dj2 dj3  dj4  dj5 
† Not applicable; c parameters are not estimated for generalized partial credit models, and d parameters are not estimated for two-parameter or three-parameter logistic models.
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 represents the category threshold parameter for category i. The c parameter value is exactly zero for items scaled with the two-parameter logistic model. For item j, dji may not sum to zero because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 and 2011 Science Assessments.
SC 1 K114201 0.62 0.01 0.47
2 K114101 1.23 1.36 0.34
3 K113901 0.52 -0.18 0.98 -0.98
4 K114001 0.91 0.17 0.30
5 K114002 0.75 0.43 0.19
6 K113401 0.36 0.70 -0.02 -0.14 2.21 -2.05
7 K113201 0.35 -0.67 2.42 -1.82 -0.59
8 K113102 0.67 0.92 0.33
11 K113603 0.42 0.64 0.07
12 K113001 1.03 -0.22 0.33
13 K113801 0.65 0.11 0.31
14 K113701 (2009) 0.49 0.38 0.25 0.18 -0.43
14 K113701 (2011) 0.45 0.91 0.62 0.61 -0.21 -1.02
15 K134201 0.46 -0.04 -0.28 -0.19 0.47
16 K113301 0.89 0.95 0.37
17 K113501 0.63 0.47 0.28
SD 1 K117801 1.21 -0.71 0.35
2 K114601 0.45 0.16 -0.20 0.39 -0.15 -0.03
3 K122201 1.54 0.84 0.35
4 K122301 0.63 0.64 0.20
5 K122302 1.07 0.43 0.41
6 K122303 1.17 1.52 0.29
7 K122304 1.53 0.83 0.24
8 K116701 1.43 1.07 0.31
9 K122901 0.88 -0.34 0.25
10 K118901 1.00 -0.65 0.30
11 K122402 0.50 1.62 1.16 -1.16
12 K123001 0.67 0.32 0.21
13 K122801 0.69 1.34 0.50 -0.50
14 K122001 1.22 0.66 0.27
15 K122602 0.45 1.12 -0.09 0.09
16 K125201 0.33 0.36 0.04 0.83 -1.61 0.74
17 K122501 0.41 0.33 0.21
18 K121801 1.19 1.63 0.25
SE 1 K120701 1.18 0.42 0.54
2 K120601 1.76 1.52 0.28
3 K154501 1.01 0.10 0.25
4 K121701 0.47 2.83 0.29
5 K121301 0.55 1.98 -0.25 -0.05 0.30
6 K117601 0.85 1.56 0.32
7 K120801 1.08 0.93 0.19
8 K120802 0.32 1.69 0.04 -0.04
9 K118501 0.51 1.14 1.29 -0.09 -1.20
10 K154601 0.49 0.37 0.76 -0.76
11 K120901 0.93 0.46 0.21
12 K121401 0.94 0.54 0.49
13 K121402 0.86 0.02 0.30
14 K121403 2.11 1.41 0.11
15 K154701 (2009) 0.62 0.56 2.29 -1.12 -1.17
15 K154701 (2011) 0.61 1.24 3.08 -0.43 -0.55 -2.10
16 K154801 0.94 -0.71 0.26
17 K121201 1.03 -0.22 0.26
18 K120501 1.42 -0.06 0.28
SF 1 K125101 0.37 -1.26 0.25
2 K124501 1.39 0.74 0.26
3 K124601 0.72 1.72 0.30
4 K123801 0.68 0.52 0.51 -0.04 -0.47
5 K123802 0.44 0.39 0.72 -0.72
6 K154901 0.59 0.66 0.25
7 K122101 (2009) 0.49 1.30 0.77 1.87 -2.64
7 K122101 (2011) 0.43 1.30 0.62 1.35 0.08 -2.06
8 K125001 0.80 1.42 0.29
9 K125002 0.88 0.83 0.29
10 K125003 0.36 0.87 0.85 -0.85
11 K155001 1.50 -0.30 0.34
12 K155101 1.37 1.35 0.22
13 K155201 0.98 0.33 0.24
14 K125401 0.41 1.99 2.10 -2.10
15 K125402 0.48 0.45 0.56 -0.56
16 K155301 1.51 0.61 0.39
17 K124401 1.24 0.30 0.33
SG 1 K111301 1.31 1.17 0.31
2 K117401 1.23 0.71 0.12
3 K155401 0.74 0.01 0.19
4 K1107CL 0.58 -0.43 1.65 -0.05 -1.59
5 K114501 1.76 1.41 0.18
6 K110601 1.15 -0.76 0.32
7 K110602 0.84 0.24 0.24
8 K110603 1.88 1.35 0.27
9 K123901 0.51 0.71 1.31 1.58 -0.52 -2.38
10 K110401 0.41 1.16 -0.43 0.63 -0.20
12 K110501 0.70 1.32 0.99 -0.99
13 K121001 0.81 1.53 0.35 -0.35
14 K1210CL 0.42 0.51 -0.91 1.91 -1.01
15 K110801 1.22 1.47 0.25
16 K110101 1.24 1.47 0.33
SH 1 K112801 1.08 -0.36 0.40
2 K112501 0.35 0.26 0.19
3 K111901 1.00 1.51 0.46
4 K155501 1.00 0.41 0.13
5 K155502 1.25 0.38 0.18
6 K112401 0.60 1.28 -0.55 -2.48 3.03
7 K112001 1.29 0.51 0.16
8 K119701 1.38 0.58 0.26
9 K155601 0.28 2.51 -1.60 1.50 1.72 -1.62
10 K117201 0.74 0.41 0.33
11 K117202 0.57 -0.22
12 K155701 0.55 1.88 0.51 -0.51
13 K155702 0.67 2.09 1.09 -1.09
14 K111601 0.74 0.24 0.19
15 K112901 0.71 1.57 0.22
16 K155801 1.41 -0.19 0.33
17 K112701 0.73 0.48 0.27
18 K155901 0.64 0.09 0.29
SI 1 K115101 0.81 -0.16 0.28
2 K114401 1.07 0.45 0.16
3 K115201 0.72 0.79 0.18 0.77 -0.95
4 K114901 1.23 0.41 0.23
5 K1560CL 0.26 2.54 2.36 -2.36
6 K156101 0.46 1.92 -1.87 1.80 0.07
7 K115501 1.58 1.58 0.16
8 K114802 0.61 0.26 -0.31 0.31
9 K114801 0.36 1.92 -1.15 2.58 -1.44
10 K115301 1.00 -0.33 0.31
12 K124102 0.53 0.56 0.67 -0.67
13 K111401 1.13 1.52 0.31
14 K156201 1.15 0.74 0.41
SJ 1 K116401 0.76 -0.48 0.32
2 K111701 0.99 0.81 0.32
3 K123501 0.39 -1.01 0.12
4 K156301 0.87 1.40 0.20
5 K115801 0.87 -0.04 0.27
6 K1158CL 0.66 -1.99 0.78 -0.78
7 K1564CL 1.04 -0.93
8 K156601 0.86 -0.44 0.31
9 K110901 0.68 1.54 0.09 -0.09
10 K116101 0.46 1.16 0.90 1.98 -1.39 -1.50
11 K116001 1.18 1.71 0.26
12 K116002 0.92 -0.33
13 K116201 0.85 0.14 0.21
14 K116202 0.60 1.62 1.05 1.50 -2.55
15 K117301 1.08 1.02 0.28
16 K1159CL 0.66 1.55 1.98 0.39 -1.41 -0.97
17 K115701 0.67 -0.48 0.24
SK 1 K119401 1.08 -0.06 0.37
2 K123201 0.61 0.70 0.27
3 K119201 0.93 0.78 0.33
4 K156701 0.59 2.24 0.19
5 K123601 0.36 -0.50 1.47 -3.32 2.04 -0.18
6 K111801 1.02 0.90 0.49 -0.49
7 K111802 0.84 0.85 -0.05 0.05
8 K111803 0.77 1.59 0.27 -0.27
9 K120101 1.46 1.15 0.13
10 K117001 0.50 1.03 0.49 -0.49
11 K1170CL 0.42 1.56 -0.02 -0.21 0.23
12 K117005 0.81 -0.62 0.40
13 K117006 1.56 1.04 0.30
14 K119902 0.43 1.72 1.82 -1.82
15 K120301 0.88 0.67 0.28
16 K119601 0.82 1.35 0.34
SL 1 K118001 0.77 -0.42 0.30
2 K156801 1.33 0.64 0.17
3 K156901 1.49 1.49 0.25
4 K118601 1.02 1.05 0.14
5 K124001 0.80 0.20 0.29
6 K116901 0.47 -0.45 -0.33 0.33
7 K123301 0.78 0.18
8 K157001 (2009) 0.63 1.06 1.32 -1.32
9 K119505 0.96 0.28
10 K124301 0.38 1.47 0.07
11 K123401 0.62 0.41 0.21 -0.45 0.24
12 K112601 0.71 2.03 0.71 -0.71
13 K118801 0.65 0.84 0.18
14 K157101 0.91 0.97 0.33
15 K115601 0.94 0.32 0.31

Last updated 01 July 2014 (GF)