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NAEP Analysis and ScalingEstimation of NAEP Score ScalesNAEP ScalesNumber of Items in Each Subject Area Scale → Number of Items in Subscales as Defined Before and After Scaling, Reading Combined National and State Assessment, by Subscale and Grade: 2017

NAEP Technical DocumentationNumber of Items in Subscales as Defined Before and After Scaling, Reading Combined National and State Assessment, by Subscale and Grade: 2017

Number of items in subscales as defined before scaling, reading combined national and state assessment, by subscale and grade: 2017
Grade TotalReading for
literary experience
Reading for
information
497
5047
81306070
NOTE: In 2017, grade 12 was not assessed.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2017 Reading Assessment.


Number of items in subscales as defined after scaling, reading combined national and state assessment, by subscale and grade: 2017
Grade Total
Reading for
literary experience
Reading for
information
496
49
47
81306070
NOTE: In 2017, grade 12 was not assessed.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2017 Reading Assessment.






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