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NAEP Technical DocumentationCoefficients of linear transformations of the content-strand scales from the calibrating scale units to the units of the reporting scale, reading combined national and state main assessment, by grade: 2005

Grade	Scale	A	B
4	Reading for literary experience	38.31	220.84
	Reading to gain information	39.31	214.70
	Reading to perform a task	†	†
8	Reading for literary experience	37.29	261.02
	Reading to gain information	37.57	262.85
	Reading to perform a task	42.77	261.96
12	Reading for literary experience	48.71	278.92
	Reading to gain information	35.67	290.10
	Reading to perform a task	40.28	287.88
† This assessment was not measured for grade 4 in 2005. Note: 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), 2005 Reading Assessment.

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