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​​​​​NAEP Technical DocumentationTreatment of Items in the Scaling of the 2020 Reading Long-Term Trend Scales

Recoding of polytomous items for univariate scaling, reading long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2020
Block Item Reason for decision Disposition
In 2020, age 17 was not assessed.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 9
R1 N021203 To match 2012 scaling Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4 becomes 0,0,1,2,3
R3 N021803 To match 2012 scaling Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,1,2,2
Age 13
R3 N021803 To improve model-data fit Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,1,2


Items scaled separately for univariate scaling, reading long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2020
BlockItemType of item
In 2020, age 17 was not assessed.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 13
R2N023802Polytomously scored constructed-response
R3N021803Polytomously scored constructed-response
R4N024102Multiple choice
R7N025002Multiple choice
R10N027805Multiple choice


Last updated 28 March 2024 (SK)