From: A tale of two progressions: students’ learning progression of the particle nature of matter and teachers’ perception on the progression
Level
Range of ability value
Percentage
Sample mean ability value
Level 4
> 1.105
23.0%
2.34
Level 3
-1.535 —1.105
58.8%
-0.34
Level 2
-2.88 — -1.535
17.3%
-1.88
Level 1
< -2.88
0.9%
-3.13