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| Statistic | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable. | |||
| Missing responses include the categories "omitted" and "not-reached." | |||
| An "off-task" response (constructed-response items only) is a response that is unrelated to the question. | |||
| In 2020, age 17 was not assessed. | |||
| U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment. | |||
| Age 9 | |||
| Number of items | 75 | 0 | 3 |
| Average percent missing | 5.70 | 8.01 | |
| Minimum | 1.13 | 5.57 | |
| Maximum | 24.11 | 11.12 | |
| Average percent off-task | 1.15 | ||
| Minimum | 0.48 | ||
| Maximum | 1.96 | ||
| Average weighted percent correct | 65.82 | 34.06 | |
| Age 13 | |||
| Number of items | 89 | 0 | 6 |
| Average percent missing | 5.08 | 5.21 | |
| Minimum | 0.88 | 2.94 | |
| Maximum | 22.83 | 7.52 | |
| Average percent off-task | 0.45 | ||
| Minimum | 0.13 | ||
| Maximum | 0.73 | ||
| Average weighted percent correct | 76.54 | 51.91 | |