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NAEP Technical DocumentationBlock and Scale Composition, Grade 8 Arts National Assessment: 2016

Block composition before scaling, grade 8 music national assessment, by item type and block: 2016
Block	Total number of items	Number of multiple-choice items	Number of constructed-response items
Block	Total number of items	Number of multiple-choice items	2-category	3-category	4-category	5-category	6-category	7-category	8-category
Total	62	21	6	9	10	7	1	2	6
U3	15	5	2	2	2	1	1	0	2
U4	17	7	4	3	2	1	0	0	0
U5	15	6	0	4	4	0	0	1	0
U6	15	3	0	0	2	5	0	1	4
NOTE: For a small number of constructed-response items, adjacent categories were combined. Only the 62 music responding items contributed to the scale; creating items did not contribute to the scale. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Music Assessment.

Scale composition for trend blocks as defined after scaling, grade 8 music national assessment, by item type and scale: 2016
Scale	Multiple-choice items			Dichotomously scored constructed-response items			Polytomously scored constructed-response items
Scale	Concurrent	Split	Dropped	Concurrent	Split	Dropped	Polytomous (uncollapsed)	Dichotomous collapsed	Polytomous collapsed	Split	Dropped
Responding	15	6	0	3	3	0	16	5	14	17	0
NOTE: Single overall scale. "Concurrent" and "uncollapsed" denote items that were scaled as the same 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. For multiple-choice and dichotomously scored constructed-response items, the total number of items is the sum of the three categories: concurrent, split, and dropped. The number of concurrent polytomously scored constructed-response items is equal to the total number in the first three categories under "Polytomously scored constructed-response items." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Music Assessment.

Block composition before scaling, grade 8 visual arts national assessment, by item type and block: 2016
Block	Total number of items	Number of multiple-choice items	Number of constructed-response items
Block	Total number of items	Number of multiple-choice items	2-category	3-category	4-category	5-category
Total	34	12	3	12	6	1
V3	6	2	0	1	2	1
V4	13	5	2	4	2	0
V5	9	3	1	4	1	0
V6	6	2	0	3	1	0
NOTE: For a small number of constructed-response items, adjacent categories were combined. Only the 34 visual arts responding items contributed to the scale; creating items did not contribute to the scale. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Visual Arts Assessment.

Scale composition for trend blocks as defined after scaling, grade 8 visual arts national assessment, by item type and scale: 2016
Scale	Multiple-choice items			Dichotomously scored constructed-response items			Polytomously scored constructed-response items
Scale	Concurrent	Split	Dropped	Concurrent	Split	Dropped	Polytomous (uncollapsed)	Dichotomous collapsed	Polytomous collapsed	Split	Dropped
Responding	7	4	1	2	1	0	18	0	1	10	0
NOTE: Single overall scale. "Concurrent" and "uncollapsed" denote items that were scaled as the same 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. For multiple-choice and dichotomously scored constructed-response items, the total number of items is the sum of the three categories: concurrent, split, and dropped. The number of concurrent polytomously scored constructed-response items is equal to the total number in the first three categories under "Polytomously scored constructed-response items." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Visual Arts Assessment.

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