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RIS MAP™ Parent Forum
Friday Oct. 9, 20157:45 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-LANGUAGESurvey 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
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.
◼ Identifies instructional level
◼ Provides information to help inform instructional decisions
◼ Provides immediate data and dynamic, interactive reports
Beginning Literacy
Adult Reading
5th Grade
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MAP Test
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▪ Achievement scale▪ Equal-interval scale▪ Used to show growth
over time▪ Independent of grade
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Grade-Level
Norms
RIT Skills Data
DesCartes or Primary Grades
Instructional Data
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◼ Ready for
◼ Instruction
◼ Today
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Skills and ConceptsDesCartes or Primary
Grades Instructional Data
What are expected RIT and growth scores?
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typicalNormative Data, grades K-11
▪ 2015 Norm Study▪ millions of test takers
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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
Collecting evidence
Referencing with classroom work
Making plans according to RIS curriculum
Collaborating with each other
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◼ Helps inform instructional decisions◼ Differentiation◼ Flexible grouping◼ Program and curriculum evaluation
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Questions?Parent Toolkit at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/parent-toolkit/
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