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HomeTDWNAEP Analysis and ScalingScale Linking and Transformation to the Reporting MetricTransformation Constants for NAEP AssessmentsCoefficients of Linear Transformations of the Reading Scales From the Calibrating Scale Units to the Units of the Reporting Scale, by Grade: 2003

NAEP Technical DocumentationCoefficients of linear transformations of the reading scales from the calibrating scale units to the units of the reporting scale, by grade: 2003

Grade	Scale	A	B
4	Reading for literary experience	39.32	220.72
	Reading to gain information	39.45	214.75
	Reading to perform a task	†	†
8	Reading for literary experience	36.52	262.49
	Reading to gain information	37.72	263.56
	Reading to perform a task	42.36	262.87
† Not applicable; "Reading to Perform a Task" was not assessed at grade 4. NOTE: Reading was not assessed at grade 12 in 2003. Any transformed scale scores below 0 were reset to values of 0, and any transformed scale scores greater than 500 were set to values of 500. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Reading Assessment.

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