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​​​NAEP Technical DocumentationIRT Parameters for Items in the Life Science Subscale, Grade 8 Science National Assessment, by Block and Item: 2019

IRT parameters for items in the life science subscale, grade 8 science DBA national assessment, by block and item: 2019
Item NAEP ID a b c d d d d
Not applicable; c parameters are not estimated for the two-parameter logistic or generalized partial credit models, and d parameters are not estimated for the two-parameter or three-parameter logistic models.
DBA = Digitally based assessment. For item j, a represents the discriminatory power of the item, b represents a location parameter related to item difficulty, c represents the guessing parameter, and d represents the category threshold parameter for category i. The c parameter value is assumed to be exactly zero and is not estimated for items scaled with the two-parameter logistic model. For item j, d may not sum to zero because of rounding.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Science Assessment.
Block S2
3 K2080MS 0.26 -3.30 -6.52 6.52
8 K166201 1.42 0.34 0.23
9 K1663CL 0.78 1.19 -0.46 1.21 -0.75
17 K211201 0.85 0.84 0.27
Block S3
6 K113401 0.38 0.70 -0.04 -0.34 2.01 -1.63
12 K113001 0.91 -0.39 0.32
13 K113801 0.64 0.11 0.34
17 K113501 1.04 0.36 0.31
Block S4
1 K117801 1.16 -0.74 0.39
4 K122301 0.93 0.51 0.23
5 K122302 0.98 0.13 0.35
6 K122303 0.55 2.17 0.23
7 K122304 1.52 0.70 0.25
13 K122801 0.72 1.07 0.43 -0.43
16 K125201 0.33 0.08 -0.49 0.77 -1.28 1.00
Block S5
3 K154501 0.99 0.19 0.22
9 K124102 0.42 0.58 -1.23 1.88 -0.65
10 K154601 0.55 0.21 0.76 -0.76
15 K154701 0.65 0.96 2.76 -0.21 -0.52 -2.03
16 K154801 0.89 -0.81 0.23
18 K120501 1.55 -0.22 0.39
Block S6
2 K124501 1.53 0.64 0.30
4 K123801 0.66 0.41 0.62 -0.30 -0.32
5 K123802 0.44 0.46 0.81 -0.81
11 K155001 1.54 -0.29 0.35
16 K155301 1.53 0.64 0.36
Block S7
3 K166801 0.76 0.69 0.21
6 K211701 1.08 0.27 0.17
7 K211702 0.54 1.58 -2.45 2.45
9 K212601 1.90 0.36 0.33
14 K111201 1.18 0.23 0.22
16 K209101 1.03 -0.16 0.30
Block S8
1 K112801 1.13 -0.27 0.30
7 K112001 2.23 0.42 0.22
8 K119701 1.52 0.57 0.29
14 K111601 0.69 0.48 0.25
16 K155801 1.22 -0.28 0.33
18 K155901 0.62 -0.13 0.23
Block S9
3 K212801 1.26 0.70 0.18
6 K114802 0.57 0.45 -0.82 0.82
7 K114801 0.37 1.14 1.25 -0.13 -1.12
13 K110601 1.46 -0.63 0.20
Block S10
2 K170501 0.87 -0.84 0.23
6 K168801 0.77 0.04 0.28
8 K169301 1.03 -0.08 0.21
10 K172101 0.64 -0.27 0.05 -0.05
17 K170801 1.29 -0.01 0.34
Block S11
1 K165701 0.66 -1.16 0.29
6 K169001 0.93 -0.19 0.19
11 K167401 0.88 -0.62 0.23
17 K110501 0.89 0.69 0.96 -0.96
Block S12
7 K123301 0.67 0.78 -0.11 0.11
12 K112601 0.69 2.00 0.65 -0.10 0.18 -0.73
Block I4
1 K1896CL 0.25 0.54 -3.97 7.67 -3.70
2 K189702 0.72 0.85 0.24
3 K189902 0.63 1.24 -0.32 0.32
4 K190001 0.48 0.48 0.09 -0.09
5 K190101 0.70 0.16 0.05 -0.05
6 K190203 0.80 0.45 0.61 -0.61


IRT parameters for items in the life science subscale, grade 8 science PBA national assessment, by block and item: 2019
ItemNAEP IDabcdddd
Not applicable; c parameters are not estimated for the two-parameter logistic or generalized partial credit models, and d parameters are not estimated for the two-parameter or three-parameter logistic models.
PBA = Paper-based assessment. For item j, a represents the discriminatory power of the item, b represents a location parameter related to item difficulty, c represents the guessing parameter, and d represents the category threshold parameter for category i. The c parameter value is assumed to be exactly zero and is not estimated for items scaled with the two-parameter logistic model. For item j, d may not sum to zero because of rounding.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Science Assessment.
Block S3
6K1134010.340.71-0.23-0.192.46-2.04
12K1130010.98-0.480.31
13K1138010.640.080.33
17K1135010.540.320.31
Block S4
1K1178011.23-0.870.37
4K1223010.930.440.25
5K1223020.980.160.40
6K1223030.731.730.28
7K1223041.570.700.23
13K1228010.720.960.38-0.38
16K1252010.340.240.000.61-1.661.05
Block S5
3K1545011.030.110.25
9K1185010.560.931.27-0.06-1.21
10K1546010.450.170.64-0.64
15K1547010.601.122.98-0.55-0.50-1.94
16K1548010.96-0.750.27
18K1205011.46-0.360.33
Block S6
2K1245011.540.510.27
4K1238010.720.380.55-0.26-0.29
5K1238020.450.270.77-0.77
11K1550011.49-0.400.33
16K1553011.550.480.37
Block S7
2K1174011.270.690.14
6K1106011.23-0.670.35
12K1105010.741.080.84-0.84
13K1210010.901.370.29-0.29
14K1210CL0.400.49-1.142.13-0.99
Block S8
1K1128011.10-0.400.35
7K1120012.390.460.23
8K1197011.920.520.29
14K1116010.750.340.22
16K1558011.41-0.280.34
18K1559010.61-0.040.31
Block S9
2K1144011.430.410.21
8K1148020.590.25-0.530.53
9K1148010.381.66-1.462.49-1.03
12K1241020.440.52-1.161.67-0.50
Block S10
2K1705010.84-1.060.24
6K1688010.630.040.34
8K1693011.25-0.110.37
10K1721010.98-1.00
17K1708011.34-0.120.31
Block S11
1K1657010.84-1.050.36
6K1690010.94-0.390.24
11K1674011.07-0.380.37
Block S12
7K1233010.731.090.71-0.71
12K1126010.561.940.56-0.650.66-0.57


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