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| Statistic | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable. | |||
| Rounds to zero. | |||
| 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. | |||
| The average percentages are weighted to reflect sampling design. In 2022, grade 12 was not assessed. | |||
| U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2022 Reading Assessment. | |||
| Grade 4 | |||
| Number of items | 68 | 9 | 31 |
| Average percent missing | 4.52 | 8.66 | 10.07 |
| Minimum | 0.55 | 0.72 | 0.54 |
| Maximum | 21.11 | 20.27 | 23.40 |
| Average percent off-task | 0.60 | 0.87 | |
| Minimum | |||
| Maximum | 1.34 | 2.42 | |
| Average weighted percent correct | 58.92 | 46.82 | 35.60 |
| Grade 8 | |||
| Number of items | 74 | 13 | 52 |
| Average percent missing | 1.63 | 2.54 | 5.77 |
| Minimum | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.41 |
| Maximum | 8.12 | 7.52 | 21.27 |
| Average percent off-task | 0.39 | 0.76 | |
| Minimum | |||
| Maximum | 0.88 | 1.67 | |
| Average weighted percent correct | 68.09 | 55.29 | 48.04 |