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HomeTDWNAEP Analysis and ScalingEstimation of NAEP Score ScalesNAEP ScalesCorrelations Among NAEP Subject Area SubscalesMarginal Correlations of the Subscales, by Grade, Geography National Main Assessment (Accommodations Permitted [R3]): 2001
NAEP Technical DocumentationMarginal correlations of the subscales, by grade, geography national main assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2001
Grade Subscale Space and place Environment and society Spatial dynamics and connections
4 Space and place § § §
Environment and society 0.89 § §
Spatial dynamics and connections 0.91 0.92 §
8 Space and place § § §
Environment and society 0.93 § §
Spatial dynamics and connections 0.93 0.93 §
12 Space and place § § §
Environment and society 0.93 § §
Spatial dynamics and connections 0.93 0.94 §
§ This is a lower triangular symmetrical table.
NOTE: Values in the table were obtained by computing a separate Pearson correlation coefficient for each plausible value, computing Fisher’s z-transformation for each value, computing the average of the transformed values, and computing the inverse transformation of the average.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 Geography Assessment.

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