Assessments scale score, grade 8 writing by state. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
For each different subject, NAEP creates a scale score based on statistical procedures called item response theory (IRT). IRT is a set of statistical procedures useful in summarizing student performance across a collection of test exercises requiring similar knowledge and skills. All NAEP subject area scales are produced using these procedures. In Math and Reading, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-500. In Science and Writing, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-300.

Education Statistics > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Connecticut:

164

= 2

Massachusetts:

163

= 2

Vermont:

163

# 4

Ohio:

160

# 5

Delaware:

159

= 6

Maine:

157

= 6

Virginia:

157

= 6

North Carolina:

157

= 6

Maryland:

157

# 10

Nebraska:

156

= 11

Washington:

155

= 11

Oregon:

155

= 11

Kansas:

155

= 14

Florida:

154

= 14

Pennsylvania:

154

= 16

Montana:

152

= 16

Texas:

152

= 18

New York:

151

= 18

Idaho:

151

= 18

Missouri:

151

= 18

Wyoming:

151

= 18

Rhode Island:

151

= 23

Indiana:

150

= 23

Oklahoma:

150

# 25

Kentucky:

149

# 26

Tennessee:

148

= 27

North Dakota:

147

= 27

Michigan:

147

= 27

Georgia:

147

# 30

South Carolina:

146

= 31

California:

144

= 31

West Virginia:

144

# 33

Utah:

143

= 34

Alabama:

142

= 34

Arkansas:

142

= 34

Louisiana:

142

= 37

Mississippi:

141

= 37

Arizona:

141

# 39

New Mexico:

140

# 40

Hawaii:

138

# 41

Nevada:

137

# 42

District of Columbia:

128

Weighted average:

149.8

DEFINITION: For each different subject, NAEP creates a scale score based on statistical procedures called item response theory (IRT). IRT is a set of statistical procedures useful in summarizing student performance across a collection of test exercises requiring similar knowledge and skills. All NAEP subject area scales are produced using these procedures. In Math and Reading, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-500. In Science and Writing, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-300.

Education Statistics > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing (most recent) by state

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