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​​​NAEP Technical Documentation Number of Items in the 2019 Mathematics Assessment

Number of items in subscales as defined before scaling, mathematics combined national and state assessment, by subscale and grade: 2019
Grade Total Number properties and operations Measurement Geometry Data analysis, statistics, and probability Algebra
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.
4 246 93 42 38 32 41
8 242 57 37 42 36 70


Number of items in subscales as defined before scaling, mathematics DBA national assessment, by subscale and grade: 2019
Grade Total Number properties and operations Measurement and geometry Data analysis, statistics, and probability Algebra
DBA = Digitally based assessment. Since 2005, the measurement and geometry scales are combined at grade 12.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.
12 182 23 55 44 60


Number of items in subscales as defined before scaling, mathematics PBA national assessment, by subscale and grade: 2019
Grade Total Number properties and operations Measurement and geometry Data analysis, statistics, and probability Algebra
PBA = Paper-based assessment. Since 2005, the measurement and geometry scales are combined at grade 12.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.
12 191 22 59 48 62


Number of items in subscales as defined after scaling, mathematics combined national and state assessment, by subscale and grade: 2019
Grade Total Number properties and operations Measurement Geometry Data analysis, statistics, and probability Algebra
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.
4 242 93 42 37 30 40
8 241 56 37 42 36 70


Number of items in subscales as defined after scaling, mathematics DBA national assessment, by subscale and grade: 2019
Grade Total Number properties and operations Measurement and geometry Data analysis, statistics, and probability Algebra
DBA = Digitally based assessment. Since 2005, the measurement and geometry scales are combined at grade 12.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.
12 182 23 55 44 60


Number of items in subscales as defined after scaling, mathematics PBA national assessment, by subscale and grade: 2019
GradeTotalNumber properties and operationsMeasurement and geometryData analysis, statistics, and probabilityAlgebra
PBA = Paper-based assessment. Since 2005, the measurement and geometry scales are combined at grade 12.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.
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Last updated 27 September 2023 (SK)