MAP: Measured Academic Progress©

Parent CoffeeFebruary 10, 2010

What is MAP? Online assessment tool offered in

Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics.

Grades two and four are piloting Reading and Mathematics.

Students will be assessed three times: fall, winter, and spring

Why MAP?One Size Doesn’t Fit All Each child learns differently. MAP enables teachers to see their students as

individuals – each with their own base of knowledge.

Tests That Adapt to the Student NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests present students with

engaging, age-appropriate content. As a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty.

Powered By Data The  underlying data driving the assessment ensures remarkable accuracy,

based on over 24 million assessments given over 30+ years. The equal-interval RIT scale increases the stability, providing grade-independent analysis of a child's learning. 

For educators, it means at last having timely information that, used well, can change the course of a student's school year — and life.

Sample Item

Instructional Level vs. Mastery The MAP test provides the

instructional level of the student It provides a road map for students

toward achieving of mastery It is not a test for determining

mastery of skills

RIT Score Student’s overall score on the test. Score is unrelated to the age or

grade of the student Reflects current performance level RIT stands for Rasch Unit, which is

used to measure achievement growth

Current Growth: Grade 2                              Fall                                                           Winter 

Math                       Mean RIT 184.9                                        Mean RIT 190.9                            Median RIT 184                                        Median RIT 192                            Std. Dev. 12.2                                          Std. Dev. 12.00  Reading                 Mean RIT 183.7                                        Mean RIT 189.9                          Median RIT 186                                          Median RIT 192                              Std. Dev. 16.1                                           Std. Dev. 14.6  Mean RIT: Average score of students in this class

Median RIT: Middle score of this class

Standard Deviation: Indicates the variability of RIT scores within this group. A larger standard deviation generally reflects a wider range of scores and achievement within a class.

Current Growth: Grade 4Fall Winter

 Math                     Mean RIT 209.7                                          Mean RIT 210.7                          Median RIT 211                                          Median RIT 212                            Std. Dev. 12.0                                             Std. Dev. 11.4  Reading                 Mean RIT 205.8                                           Mean RIT 207.9                          Median RIT 208                                           Median RIT 209                             Std. Dev. 12.9                                             Std. Dev. 12.8

Mean RIT: Average score of students in this class

Median RIT: Middle score of this class

Standard Deviation: Indicates the variability of RIT scores within this group. A larger standard deviation generally reflects a wider range of scores and achievement within a class.

How we use MAP: Data Meetings

Grade Levels review reports

Collectively identify areas of weakness as well as strengths

Inform instruction based on student needs

Data Drives Instruction

DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning

Translates MAP scores into the skills and concepts: to enhance, to develop, and to introduce

Aligned to MA standards

Guides teachers as they develop flexible groups for instruction

Lexile A score that can be used to find text of

appropriate difficulty without being frustrated

Matching Lexile range facilitates the choice of reading material that is the appropriate level which should result in new learning while rewarding current reading abilities

MAP Goals Measure growth over time –

individual as well as grade level

Share growth report with parents after spring assessments (3 checkpoints)

Increase use of Lexile Range