What Is MAP?

1. What Is MAP?

2. Benefits • Extensive bank of questions • Flexibility regarding degree of difficulty • Timely results • Demonstration of GROWTH OVER TIME • Renormed every three years • Ease of data manipulation

3. Design of Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) • Challenging, appropriate and dynamically developed • Accurate data • Untimed • Purpose is internalaccountability • Measures growth • Immediate results • Can test up to 4 times a year Adult Reading x - x - - - + + + + + 219 x + x x 5th Grade x x + x x x x x x x x Beginning Literacy

4. RIT (Rasch Unit) Scale • Achievement scale • Equal interval • Used to show growth over time • Scale has the same meaning regardless of the students’ grade level or items taken Adult Reading MAP Test 250 x x - - - - + + + + x + 215 x + x 5th Grade x x x + x x x x x x x 150 Beginning Literacy

5. Checkpoint! • How would you describe a RIT? • What does “equal interval” mean? • What are the major strengths of NWEA assessments? END Section 2

6. Never use only one point of data Triangulation Local & State Assessments Teacher (Classroom Assessment) NWEA Data REPORTS

7. Accessing MAP Reports BondyBondy3586759 ****** Go to https://reports.nwea.org Teachers receive their user name and password from Principal (from MAP Coordinator)

8. Accessing MAP Teacher Reports Must have Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded on computer to open the file

9. NWEA Reports Teacher Level • Teacher • On-line Individual Student Progress* • Class Roster • Students Not Tested • Instructional Resources (Additional cost) ALT Reports *Complete reports available only at end of testing window

10. Teacher Report (Preliminary) Sample MAP Teacher Report pp. 5-6

11. RIT Score - Bands Breakdown by 10 point RIT bands 201-210 211-220 221-230 231-240 Sample Math Teacher Report pp.5-6

12. Activity: Complete a Class Breakdown Sample Math Teacher Report pp. 5-6 Materials p. 7

13. Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement Mathematics Achievement and Growth 250 Materials – Binder Pocket

14. Spring Target RIT: The minimum RIT score the student would attain if their Spring Growth Target was met (fall RIT + Spring Target Growth) Spring Target Growth: Mean fall-to-spring RIT growth that was observed in the latest norming study for students who had a fall RIT score in the same 10 point RIT block Spring Target RIT Average growth of similar students Student’s fall score = + Spring TARGETS Achievement Status & Growth Targets Class Report p. 13

15. Lexile Uses • Teachers select appropriate challenge levels • Parents choose reading materials • Librarians make purchasing decisions • Theme Units example: • Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Kulling – 370L • Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Suter – 450L • Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain – 950L

16. Lexile resources www.Lexile.com END Section 6 Lexile Tour Guide in front pocket of binder

17. On-Line Individual Student Progress Report On-line Individual Student Progress Report p. 10

18. On-Line Individual Student Progress Report – text version On-line Individual Student Progress Report p. 10

19. One Final Tool: Descartes Provides a continuum of skills for each goal area. (Quick Demo) www.nwea.org

20. Class Breakdown by Goal – RIT Ranges Aaron J. A.(201) Materials p. 9 Sample Reading Class Report pp. 7-8

21. How can I use the Goal Breakdown? • Flexible groupings • Compare goal area RIT scores to student’s overall RIT • Transition into the Learning Continuum