Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP (2000)

Chapter: 5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data

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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.

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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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Suggested Citation: "5 Appraising the Dimensionality of the 1996 NAEP Science Assessment Data." National Research Council. 2000. Grading the Nation's Report Card: Research from the Evaluation of NAEP. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9751.
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