Type of calculation

The scoring rules for type of calculation are as follows:

• Score 1 if task requires a single addition.
• Score 2 if task requires a single subtraction.
• Score 3 if task requires a single multiplication.
• Score 4 if task requires a single division.
• Score 5 if task requires multiple operations.

Type of match

This variable relates to the nature of the task and the level of processing required to respond correctly to a task. The first diagram represents the additive scoring model used to code prose literacy tasks. It is followed by the model used to code document literacy tasks. The third model is for coding the variable "operation specificity" on the quantitative scale.

An additive scoring model for prose literacy tasks