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MAP Reports and Resources For Parents

An Introduction to the MAP® K – 12 Computer Adaptive Interim Assessment

Agenda

• Who is NWEA?

• What is a RIT Score?

• How does MAP, an adaptive computer test, work?

• How does MAP data help student learning?

• Reports for Parents

• RIT to Resource

Who Is NWEA?

Setting the Standard in Adaptive Testing for 38 years

NWEA is the only assessment that…• Adapts across all grades on a single scale (K-12)• Based on 38+ years of solid research• Has the most stable scale in the industry• Uses norms that are truly “national”• Is content neutral• Has the largest item bank of any assessment

program• Comes from a non-profit, mission-driven

organization

By the numbers

7,400 +Current Educational Partners

In all

50States

In Over

141Countries Worldwide

8 MillionStudents Tested Annually with MAP

46 MillionAssessments Administered in 2013-14

354Partners in MN

67%Schools in MN Using MAP

With 98% Retention

The Scale

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Who had a better year?

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Does this change your mind?

The Scale

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The RIT Scale• Equal interval, grade-level

independent, stable• Measures student achievement

and test item difficulty• Designed to measure

longitudinal growth over time• Consistent scale connects MAP

and MAP for Primary Grades

The Test

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Test Questions

How Adaptive Tests Work

The Reports

Students• Students use MAP results to set growth goals for themselves – deepening

their engagement and ownership of learning.

Teachers• Identify a students instructional level• Differentiated Instruction for entire class and/or individual students• Collaborate with students whole learning team• Monitor Student Growth

How MAP Data Can Help

The Reports

The Reports

RIT to Resource - rittoresource.orgprovides access to millions of the best free educational resources on the Web

Free Resources for grades 2-12 Activities in Math, Reading and Language Usage

linked through Gooru to open-source content

Via one simple interface

Linked to MAP assessment results

Easy for Students, Teachers and

Parents to Access

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

The Data with the RIT to Resource Application

Keeping the focus where it belongs:on student learning

Thank You!