NAEP Technical DocumentationTreatment of Items in the Scaling of the 2016 Arts Scales

Cluster items created for final scaling, music national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Reason for decision	Items contributing to cluster
8	U3	UCCL001	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UC000A1, UC000B1
	U3	UCCL002	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UC000A2, UC000B2
	U3	UCCL003	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UC000A3, UC000B3
	U3	UCCL008	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UC000A8, UC000B8, UC000C8, UC000D8, UC000E8, UC000F8, UC000G8
	U3	UCCL014	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UC00A14, UC00B14, UC00C14
	U3	UCCL015	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UC00A15, UC00B15, UC00C15, UC00D15
	U4	UDCL005	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UD000D5, UD000E5
	U4	UDCL006	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UD000D6, UD000E6
	U4	UDCL009	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UD000A9, UD000B9
	U5	UECL001	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UE000A1, UE000B1, UE000C1
	U5	UECL006	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UE000A6, UE000B6
	U5	UECL008	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UE000A8, UE000B8
	U5	UECL009	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UE000A9, UE000B9, UE000C9
	U5	UECL011	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UE00A11, UE00B11
	U5	UECL012	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UE00A12, UE00B12
	U6	UFCL2A1	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF000A1, UF000B1, UF000K1, UF000L1
	U6	UFCL2B1	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF000C1, UF000M1, UF000N1
	U6	UFCL2C1	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF000E1, UF000O1, UF000P1
	U6	UFCL2D1	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF000G1, UF000H1, UF000Q1
	U6	UFCL2E1	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF000I1, UF000S1, UF000T1
	U6	UFCL002	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF000A2, UF000B2
	U6	UFCL0A6	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF001A6, UF001B6, UF001C6
	U6	UFCL0B6	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF002A6, UF002B6, UF002C6
	U6	UFCL0C6	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF003A6, UF003B6, UF003C6
	U6	UFCL0D6	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	UF004A6, UF004B6, UF004C6
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Music Assessment.

Recoding of polytomous items for scaling, music national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Reason for decision	Disposition
8	U3	UCCL001	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,1,2
	U3	UCCL002	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2 becomes 0,1,1
	U3	UCCL008	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 becomes 0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2
	U3	UC00010	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,1,2,2
	U3	UCCL014	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5 becomes 0,0,1,2,3,4
	U4	UD000B6	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2 becomes 0,1,1
	U4	UDCL006	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4 becomes 0,0,0,1,2
	U4	UDCL009	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,1,2
	U5	UECL001	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,1,2
	U5	UE00004	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,0,1
	U5	UE00010	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2 becomes 0,0,1
	U6	UFCL2A1	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 becomes 0,0,0,1,1,2,3
	U6	UFCL2B1	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4 becomes 0,0,1,2,3
	U6	UFCL2D1	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4 becomes 0,0,1,2,3
	U6	UFCL002	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,1,1
	U6	UFCL0A6	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 becomes 0,0,1,2,3,4,5,5
	U6	UFCL0B6	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 becomes 0,0,1,2,3,4,5,5
	U6	UFCL0C6	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 becomes 0,0,1,2,3,4,5,5
	U6	UFCL0D6	Lack of fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 becomes 0,0,0,1,1,2,3,3
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Music Assessment.

Items scaled separately, music national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Type
8	U3	UCCL001	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U3	UCCL003	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U3	UC00006	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U3	UCCL008	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U3	UC00011	Multiple choice
	U3	UC00012	Dichotomously scored constructed-response
	U3	UC00013	Multiple choice
	U3	UCCL014	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U4	UD00001	Multiple choice
	U4	UD000C5	Dichotomously scored constructed-response
	U4	UD000B6	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U4	UD000C6	Dichotomously scored constructed-response
	U4	UDCL006	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U4	UDCL009	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U5	UE00002	Multiple choice
	U5	UECL011	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U5	UECL012	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U5	UE00013	Multiple choice
	U5	UE00015	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U5	UE00016	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U6	UFCL2A1	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U6	UFCL2B1	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U6	UFCL2C1	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U6	UFCL2E1	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U6	UFCL0D6	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	U6	UF00007	Multiple choice
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Music Assessment.

Items deleted from the final scaling, visual arts national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Reason for decision
8	V4	VD00003	Poor fit
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Visual Arts Assessment.

Cluster items created for final scaling, visual arts national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Reason for decision	Items contributing to cluster
8	V3	VCCL004	Was formed in 2008 prior to scaling	VC000A4, VC000B4
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Visual Arts Assessment.

Recoding of polytomous items for scaling, visual arts national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Reason for decision	Disposition
8	V6	VF000A6	Poor fit	Collapse categories: 0,1,2,3 becomes 0,0,1,2
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Visual Arts Assessment.

Items scaled separately, visual arts national assessment, by grade and block: 2016
Grade	Block	Item	Type
8	V3	VC00001	Multiple choice
	V3	VC00003	Multiple choice
	V3	VCCL004	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V3	VC00007	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V4	VD000A6	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V4	VD000B6	Dichotomously scored constructed-response
	V4	VD00008	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V4	VD00009	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V4	VD00010	Multiple choice
	V5	VE00004	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V5	VE00010	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V6	VF00001	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V6	VF00002	Multiple choice
	V6	VF00004	Polytomously scored constructed-response
	V6	VF000A7	Polytomously scored constructed-response
NOTE: Single overall scale. In 2016, grades 4 and 12 were not assessed. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Visual Arts Assessment.

Last updated 14 February 2022 (SK)

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