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Metropolitan Achievement Test, Seventh Edition (MAT 7). “ The Smartest Choice for All Children.”. METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TEST, SEVENTH EDITION (MAT-7)
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Metropolitan Achievement Test, Seventh Edition (MAT 7) “The Smartest Choice for All Children.”
METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TEST, SEVENTH EDITION (MAT-7) The MAT-7 will be administered to students when FCAT-NRT or SAT-9 scores are not available and will still be required to place students into the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program and exit students from it (grades 4 through 12). The MAT-7 is also used to place students into the Gifted Program under Eligibility Plan B (grades K through 12). GRADE LEVELS: Grades K through 12. PURPOSE: The MAT-7 is used in conjunction with the Oral Language Proficiency Scale (OLPS) to determine student eligibility for the ESOL program (grades 4 through 12). It is also used to place students into the Gifted Program under Eligibility Plan B (grades K through 12). DATES ADMINISTERED: The MAT-7 can be administered as needed throughout the year. TYPE OF TEST: Standardized norm-referenced achievement test. DESCRIPTION OF TEST: The MAT-7 is a multiple-choice battery which includes subtests that assess reading, language, and mathematics. SCORES PROVIDED: Student tests are scored at the school-site. Each student receives stanines and percentile ranks for each subtest administered. School summary data are not provided. RESULTS AVAILABLE: The MAT-7 is hand-scored at the school site immediately following the test administration.
General Information • Metropolitan Achievement Test, 7th Edition. • Publisher, Date of Publication: Psychological Corporation of Harcourt Brace, 1993. • Cost: 25 test booklets + directions for administration booklet = $62.50. 100 machine scored answer sheets = $50.00.
Time for Administration • Primary 2 Grade 2 215-225 minutes • Elementary 1 Grade 3 225-235 minutes • Elementary 2 Grade 4 225-235 minutes • Intermediate 1 Grade 5 245-255 minutes • Intermediate 2 Grade 6 245-255 minutes • Intermediate 3 Grade 7 245-255 minutes • Intermediate 4 Grade 8 245-255 minutes • Secondary 1 Grade 9 220-230 minutes • Secondary 2 Grade 10 220-230 minutes • Secondary 3 Grade 11 220-230 minutes • Secondary 4 Grade 12 220-230 minutes
Brief Description of Purpose and Nature of Test The MAT 7 is “designed to measure the achievement of students in the major skill and content areas of the school curriculum.”
Description of Content • Primary 2: word recognition, reading vocabulary, reading comprehension, total reading, concepts and problem-solving, procedures, total mathematics, language, science, social studies, basic battery, and complete battery. • Elementary 1-2 and Intermediate 1-4: same as Primary 2 except no word recognition. • Secondary 1-4: reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, total reading, mathematics, language, science, social studies, basic battery, and complete battery.
Appropriateness of Assessment Methods • According to Stiggins, selected response assessments are appropriate and efficient ways to measure knowledge and understanding and reasoning domains. • Supplementary assessment materials, such as writing and communication measures, are also available. • The subsequent rank order may be used as a tool for instructional support and policy.
Norms and Standards • Type: all types are available (scaled scores, stanines, etc.) • Standardization Sample: 100,000 students from 300 districts for spring standardization (fall standardization was smaller). • Standard Setting Procedures: Socioeconomic status, urbanicity, ethnicity were used for sampling purposes. Subnorms are also available.
Reliability • Types: Internal Reliability = .80 - .90 for all content and grade levels. --Highest Reliability: math, language, and total reading --Lowest Reliability: social studies, science • Parallel Forms: .79 - .90
Validity • Content: represents the most critical aspect of validity for the MAT 7; all content areas aligned with national standards. • Criterion-related: a range of 82% - 100% completion rate was recorded. Most scores were in the low to mid 90s.
Summary of M.M.Y. Comments • Publisher clearly stated appropriate and inappropriate uses of MAT results. • The preparation of test specifications for the MAT seem especially well-done. • The MAT has a long tradition of assessment excellence. • The selected response format may require additional evidence for validity. • Few details of item bias studies and other technical features were notably absent.
Critique of the Instrument • Graphics and layout/format are clean, but certain colors may be distracting. • There are many “finish the sentence” stems, which Stiggins cautions against. • Broad variety of concepts are covered in all levels and content areas. • Multicultural sensitivity is exhibited in graphics and cover pages. • Close curricular alignment would be difficult to achieve due to scope of learning targets.
Respectfully Submitted By… Nikki Scott Jane Vander Tuig Ed Montgomery Andrew Rikli