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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, Writing Combined National and State Main Assessment: 2002

NAEP Technical DocumentationNumber of items in scales as defined before scaling, by grade, writing combined national and state main assessment: 2002

Grade	Writing scale
4	20
8	20
12	20
NOTE: Whereas other NAEP subject areas are analyzed using multiple scales (e.g., the science assessment includes the three scales of earth, physical, and life science) the NAEP writing assessment is analyzed using a single scale. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Writing Assessment.

Number of items in scales as defined after scaling, by grade, writing combined national and state main assessment: 2002

Grade	Writing scale
4	20
8	20
12	20
NOTE: Whereas other NAEP subject areas are analyzed using multiple scales (e.g., the science assessment includes the three scales of earth, physical, and life science) the NAEP writing assessment is analyzed using a single scale. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Writing Assessment.

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