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NAEP Technical DocumentationSummary item response rates, reading vocabulary assessment, by item type and grade: 2011
Grade Statistic Multiple-choice items Dichotomous constructed-
response items
Polytomous constructed-response items
† Not applicable.
1 Missing responses includes the categories "omitted" and "not-reached."
2 An "off-task" response (constructed-response items only) is a response that is unrelated to the question and is considered inappropriate.
3 The item counts include reading vocabulary items from both the half-blocks as well as the reading vocabulary items embedded within the 25-minute reading comprehension blocks.
NOTE: Grade 12 reading vocabulary was not assessed in 2011.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Reading Vocabulary Assessment.
4 Number of items3 40
Average percent missing1 6.51
Minimum 0.81
Maximum 22.08
Average percent off-task2
Minimum
Maximum
Average weighted percentage correct 58.95
8 Number of items3 56
Average percent missing1 1.46
Minimum 0.28
Maximum 8.75
Average percent off-task2
Minimum
Maximum
Average weighted percentage correct 72.42

Last updated 06 January 2016 (GF)