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College Readiness LINKING STUDY . A Study of the Alignment of the RIT Scales of NWEA’s MAP ® Assessments with the College Readiness Benchmarks of EXPLORE ® , PLAN ® , and ACT ®. Agenda. Organizational Background Objectives of Study Methods Findings Uses. Methods: Sample.
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College ReadinessLINKING STUDY A Study of the Alignment of the RIT Scales of NWEA’s MAP® Assessments with the College Readiness Benchmarks of EXPLORE®, PLAN®, and ACT®
Agenda • Organizational Background • Objectives of Study • Methods • Findings • Uses
Methods: Sample (cont) • Active NWEA districts that use EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT were recruited. • ACT data was matched to corresponding MAP data at the individual level • Total number of matched record pairs 108,000 • No formal sampling strategies employed other than to cut extreme residuals
15 Models Explored in Total • MAP Reading to EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT English • MAP Reading to EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT Reading • MAP Language Usage to EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT English • MAP Language Usage to EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT Reading • MAP Math to EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT Math