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Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Presenter: Rachel Iaconelli-Scheyer Director of Curriculum. MAP Overview. HOW is the MAP test being implemented? WHAT is a MAP test? WHY is the Ocean City School District using the MAP test?
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Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Presenter: Rachel Iaconelli-Scheyer Director of Curriculum
MAP Overview • HOW is the MAP test being implemented? • WHAT is a MAP test? • WHY is the Ocean City School District using the MAP test? • WHICH resources are being utilized? (Test Reports & Instructional Resources) • WHERE do I go for more information?
WHAT is the MAP Test? Measures of Academic Progress State-aligned computerized adaptive tests that accurately reflect the instructional level of each student and measure growth over time. This test provides the instructional levelof the student.
QUALITY FEATURES OF MAP TEST • ADAPTIVE • INDICATE INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL • ENCOURAGES GROWTH & ESTABLISHED GROWTH TARGETS • PROVIDES USEFUL DATA
The RIT Scale • An EQUAL Interval Scale • NOT Grade Level Dependant • Measures Academic Growth • Enables teachers to recognize where to focus attention and how to provide instruction
Use More than One Point of Data State Triangulation Local -Classroom Periodic(MAP)
MAP Resources • Reports & Instructional Resources for Teachers • Teacher Report (Alpha & RIT) • Class Breakdown by RIT • LexileReport • Student Focused Goal Setting Worksheets • Grade-Level, School, & District Reports • Summary Reports by Cluster • Student Growth Summary Reports • Achievement Status & Growth Report (Pre & Post) • Reports for Parents • Individual Student Progress Report
Normative Data: Bringing Context to the Data • Grade-level norms • Typical performance • Fall and spring • New norms every 3 years • 2011 NEW Norms!
Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal Report Kayana (225)
District Average Norm Group Average Student Growth Typical Growth Descriptors Individual Student Progress Report
A Lexile (www.lexile.com) • A unit for measuring text difficulty • Semantic difficulty (Word Frequency) • Syntactic complexity (Sentence Length) • Linked to the RIT score • Doesn’t evaluate: • Genre • Theme • Content • Interest • Quality
Dynamic Reporting Suite: Lexile Report M Workbook p. 47
WHAT should I expect from my chid? OCIS Students will Participate in Goal Setting • Set growth goals • Monitor Progress
{District Summary Report} 198.1 197.1 183.0 177.5 173.6 189.1 187.3 201.1 204.6 189.9 219.6 210.2 211.1 200.9 219.7 213.9 212.4 220.4 222.3 206.9 213.6 207.1 216.7 205.9 Strengths and areas of concern comparing the performance of this group of students to their own mean/median
Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report • Growth Index • Percent of Students Meeting Target • Percent of Target Met • Screen shot of summary info
WWW.NWEA.ORG • ParentToolkit • Sample Parent Letters