Learn about how MAP can give schools, students, parents, and teachers some important data.

1. RIS MAP™ Parent Forum
Friday Oct. 9, 2015
7:45 in H408
You are invited to join us to learn:
What is MAP testing?
How to read MAP reports?
How are results used at school?
How can you support your child?

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Intended Accomplishments
To develop an awareness of:
▪ Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP)
assessments
▪ The Rasch unIT (RIT) scale
▪ The characteristics and uses of MAP™ data

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Types of Tests
READING- MATHEMATICS-LANGUAGE
Survey w/ Goals
▪ 42-52 questions
▪ Overall score for subject
▪ Goal area scores
▪ Average time for each test 50 minutes

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Features of MAP™ Assessments
▪ Challenging, appropriate, and dynamic
▪ Immediate results
▪ Untimed
▪ Accurate data
▪ Measures growth
▪ Frequency of testing

5. The MAP test:
◼ Provides information about the
instructional level of the student.
◼ Provides a roadmap for students
toward achieving mastery.
◼ Is not a test for determining mastery
of skills.

6. ◼ Identifies instructional level
◼ Provides information to help inform
instructional decisions
◼ Provides immediate data and
dynamic, interactive reports

7. Beginning Literacy
Adult
Reading
5th
Grade
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MAP Test
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8. ▪ Achievement scale
▪ Equal-interval scale
▪ Used to show growth
over time
▪ Independent of grade
level
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Grade-
Level
Norms
RIT
Skills Data
DesCartes or
Primary Grades
Instructional Data
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9. ◼ Ready for
◼ Instruction
◼ Today
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120
250
RIT
Skills and Concepts
DesCartes or Primary
Grades Instructional Data

10. What are expected RIT and growth
scores?
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typical
Normative Data, grades K-11
▪ 2015 Norm Study
▪ millions of test takers

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14. MAP tells us…
◼ A snapshot in time
◼ Norm referenced
◼ School performance
Classroom evidence
tells us…
◼ A more complete
story
◼ Triangulated data
◼ Based on our
curriculum

15. Collecting evidence
Referencing with
classroom work
Making plans according
to RIS curriculum
Collaborating with each
other

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18. ◼ Helps inform instructional decisions
◼ Differentiation
◼ Flexible grouping
◼ Program and curriculum evaluation
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19. Questions?
Parent Toolkit at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/parent-toolkit/