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​​​​​NAEP Technical DocumentationTreatment of Items in the Scaling of the 2022/2023 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Scales

Items deleted from the final univariate scaling, mathematics long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2022
Block Item Reason for decision
In 2022/2023, 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), 2022 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 9
M6 N290901 To form cluster
M6 N291001 To form cluster


Items deleted from the final univariate scaling, mathematics long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2023
Block Item Reason for decision
In 2022/2023, 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), 2023 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 13
M1 N334901 NCES review
M2 N302701 DIF panel review
M2 N303001 Poor model-data fit
M4 N318101 Poor model-data fit
M5 N297601 Poor model-data fit
M6 N299401 Poor model-data fit


Cluster items created for the final univariate scaling, mathematics long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2022
Block Item Reason for decision Items contributing to cluster
In 2022/2023, 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), 2022 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 9
M6 N2909CL Items were locally dependent N290901, N291001


Recoding of polytomous items for univariate scaling, mathematics long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2022
Block Item Reason for decision Disposition
In 2022/2023, 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), 2022 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 9
M6 N2909CL To improve model-data fit Collapse categories: 0,1,2 becomes 0,0,1


Items scaled separately for univariate scaling, mathematics long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2022
Block Item Type of item
In 2022/2023, 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), 2022 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 9
M1 N330101 Multiple choice
M1 N358001 Multiple choice
M2 N294701 Multiple choice
M3 N322901 Multiple choice
M3 N323001 Multiple choice
M6 N290701 Dichotomously scored constructed-response


Items scaled separately for univariate scaling, mathematics long-term trend national assessment, by age and block: 2023
BlockItemType of item
In 2022/2023, 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), 2023 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
Age 13
M1N334301Multiple choice
M1N334901Multiple choice
M2N302301Multiple choice
M2N302701Multiple choice
M5N297501Multiple choice
M5N297601Multiple choice


Last updated 24 July 2024 (SK)