What is MAP?

MAP stands for Measures of Academic Progress. It is an adaptive assessment created by the

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA).

MAP tests respond to the student, adjusting up and down in difficulty as students answer questions.

Features of MAP Tests

  • They measure growth and show how students are progressing. Because the data can be looked at historically and is consistent from season to season, growth can be measured
  • They provide a challenging test for each student. Students are not expected to get every question right or every question wrong.
  • They are dynamically built based on the achievement level of the student and will give accurate and reliable information for every student.
  • They are untimed. Students are given as much time as needed to complete a test as long as they are making progress.

Individual Student Report

RIT Range- No score is absolute. We would expect that if a student took the test again relatively soon, that his or her score would fall within this range most of the time

Percentile Range- Percentiles are used to compare one student's performance to that of a

larger group (norm group)_ Percentile means the student scored as well as or better than that percent of students taking the test in his I her grade. There is about a 68% chance that a student's percentile ranking would fall within this range if the student tested relatively soon
RIT Scale

It is an achievement scale

It helps to measure growth over time.

CognitiveAbilitiesTest

Measuresbothgeneralandspecificreasoningabilities.

Thegeneralreasoningabilitiesreflectthe processesandstrategiesthatenableindividualstolearnnewtasksandsolveproblems,especiallyintheabsenceofdirectinstruction

There are3CogATbatteries: TheVerbal,Quantitative,andNonverbalbatteries.

It is timed.

•Thistestmeasuresdevelopedabilities, notinnateabilities.

WhatkindofabilitiesdoesCogATmeasure?

Measuresthethreemajormeansweuseforcommunicatinginoursociety

  1. VerbalReasoning -student potentialmeasuredinrelationtotheuseofabstract reasoningskills
  2. QuantitativeReasoning-studentpotentialmeasuredin relationtonumbers
  3. Nonverbal Reasoning -student potentialmeasuredinrelationtotheuseofsymbols

Differencesbetweenability andachievement

  • Abilityandachievementaredifferentaspectsofcognitivedevelopment
  • Achievement- knowledgeandskillsspecificallytaughtinschools
  • Ability- reasoningabilities thataredevelopedindirectlythroughinstructionthatchallengesstudentstothinkinnewways

PhysicalAnalogy-generalleveloffitnessislikeanability-doingwellinaspecificsportrelatesto learningtheknowledgeandskills ofthatgame

TheQuantitativeBattery

  • Measuresquantitativereasoningskills,flexibilityandfluencyinworkingwithquantitativesymbolsandconcepts;andtheabilitytoorganize,structure,andgivemeaningtoanunorderedsetofnumeralsandmathematicalsymbols
  • Thesereasoningskillsaresignificantlyrelatedtoproblemsolvinginmathematicsandotherdisciplines

TheVerbalBattery

  • Measuresflexibility,fluency,andadaptability inreasoningwithverbalmaterialsandinsolvingproblems.
  • Thesereasoningabilitiesplayan importantroleinreadingcomprehension,criticalthinking,writing, andvirtuallyallverballearningtasks.

TheNonverbalBattery

  • Measures reasoningusinggeometricshapesandfigures. Toperformsuccessfully,students mustinvent strategiesforsolvingnovelproblems.
  • Studentsmustbeflexibleinusingthesestrategiesandaccurateinimplementingthem.