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NAEP Technical DocumentationIRT Parameters for Items in the Grade 4 Vocabulary National Assessment, by Item and Block: 2015

IRT parameters for items in the grade 4 vocabulary national assessment, by item and block: 2015
BlockItemNAEP ID aj bj cj
R12R0689021.081.440.30
8R0689081.33-0.800.20
R2
2R0578021.03-0.290.25
8R0578080.700.650.18
R3
9R0793102.15-0.110.24
10R0793120.940.130.26
R43R0702030.94-0.750.17
9R0702091.040.000.21
R52R0795020.74-0.280.18
5R0795060.730.310.19
R65
R0586051.050.450.18
10R0586101.14-0.140.22
R72R0588021.03-0.620.20
8R0588081.640.600.29
R84R0797040.80-0.430.20
8R0797080.860.580.26
R96R0583061.240.810.30
8R0583081.930.190.19
R103R0693030.44-0.130.22
6R0693071.521.210.21
R141R0V20010.811.160.13
2R0V20020.68-0.440.17
3R0V20031.24-0.950.19
4R0V20041.440.070.17
5R0V20051.480.250.24
R151R0V16011.120.040.23
2R0V16021.15-0.460.20
3R0V16031.10-0.360.18
4R0V16052.231.280.29
5R0V16060.950.340.15
6R0V16070.620.790.26
R161R0V02061.12-0.670.17
2R0V02071.56-0.450.16
3R0V02081.66-0.600.20
4R0V02091.14-0.060.19
5R0V02101.44-0.130.22
R171R0V03061.530.290.24
2R0V03071.720.130.18
3R0V03080.290.810.18
4R0V03091.17-0.080.20
5R0V03101.070.910.22
NOTE: The vocabulary assessment includes multiple-choice items only. The table includes vocabulary items from the half-blocks and the vocabulary items embedded within the 25-minute reading comprehension reading blocks. For item jaj represents the discriminatory power of the item, bj represents a location parameter related to item difficulty, and cj represents the guessing parameter. 
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.


Last updated 17 November 2021 (ML)