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NAEP Analysis and Scaling → Estimation of NAEP Score Scales → NAEP Scales → Number of Items in Each Subject Area Scale → Number of Items in Scales as Defined Before and After Scaling, by Grade, Science Assessment: 2000
NAEP Technical DocumentationNumber of items in scales as defined before scaling, by grade, science assessment: 2000
Grade Total Physical science Earth science Life science
4 142 46 46 50
8 197 63 64 70
12 194 62 64 68
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
Number of items in scales as defined after scaling, by grade, science assessment: 2000
Grade Total Physical science Earth science Life science
4 142 46 46 50
8 197 63 64 70
12 192 62 64 66
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.

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