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NAEP Technical DocumentationNumber of constructed-response items, science assessment, by item type and grade: 2000
Grade Total 2-point items 3-point items 4-point items 5-point items
Total 246 12 190 38 6
4 60 5 48 6 1
4/8 20 0 16 4 0
8 61 2 49 9 1
8/12 29 2 24 3 0
12 76 3 53 16 4
NOTE: The number of items within a grade is unique for that grade; cross-grade items (i.e., those that are not unique to one grade, but appear in multiple grades [e.g., 4/8]) are in addition to the unique items.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.

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