The respondents in this study were asked to rate 55 stem-response pairs according to eight different criteria. One of those criteria concerned factuality/inferentiality. Respondents rated the paired stem-responses in terms of a 6-point scale, with the option of selecting "uncertain" for stem-response pairs they felt unsure of. Listed below are the number of respondents selecting each catagory.
| Item No. |
Teacher Respondent Ratings (N=99) | |||||
| Completely Factual | Mostly Factual | Evenly Mixed | Mostly Inferential | Completely Inferential | No Response | |
| 1 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
| 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 18 |
| 6 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 18 |
| 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 18 |
| 8 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
| 10 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 11 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 20 |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 22 |
| 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 20 |
| 14 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 20 |
| 15 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 16 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 17 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 22 |
| 18 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 24 |
| 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 20 |
| 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 23 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 22 |
| 24 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
| 25 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 22 |
| 26 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 24 |
| 27 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 28 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 29 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 24 |
| 30 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 31 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 32 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 33 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 |
| 34 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 35 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 36 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 24 |
| 37 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 38 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 24 |
| 39 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 40 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 26 |
| 41 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 42 | 52 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 43 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 26 |
| 44 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| 45 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 46 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 27 |
| 47 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 48 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 49 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 25 |
| 50 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 51 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 52 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 53 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 54 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 23 |
| 55 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 23 |
| THIS ARTICLE | |||
| Abstract | Background | Method | Results |
| Conclusion | References | Appendix 1 | Appendix 2 |