what is map?

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What Is MAP?

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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

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• Challenging, appropriate and dynamically developed

• Accurate data • Untimed• Purpose is internal accountability

• Measures growth• Immediate results• Can test up to 4 times a year

Beginning Literacy

Adult Reading

5th Grade

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Design of Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

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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

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Adult Reading

5th Grade

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• How would you describe a RIT?

• What does “equal interval” mean?

• What are the major strengths of NWEA assessments?

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Checkpoint!

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Triangulation

Never use only one point of data

Teacher(Classroom

Assessment)

Local & State Assessments

NWEA Data

REPORTS

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Accessing MAP Reports

Teachers receive their user name and password

from Principal

(from MAP Coordinator)

Go to https://reports.nwea.o

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Accessing MAP Teacher Reports

Must have Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded on computer to open the

file

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NWEA Reports Teacher Level

ALT Reports

1.Teacher2.On-line Individual Student Progr

ess *

3.Class Roster4.Students Not Tested5.Instructional Resources

(Additional cost)

*Complete reports available only at end of testing window

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Teacher Report

Sample MAP Teacher Report pp. 5-6

(Preliminary)

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Breakdown by Breakdown by 10 point RIT 10 point RIT

bandsbands

Sample Math Teacher Report pp.5-6

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RIT Score - Bands

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Materials p. 7 Sample Math Teacher Report pp. 5-6

Activity: Complete a Class Breakdown

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Materials – Binder Pocket

Mathematics Achievement and Growth

Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement

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Achievement Status & Growth Targets Class Report p. 13

Spring TARGETS

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: The minimum RIT score the student would attain if their Spring Growth Target was met (fall RIT + Spring Target Growth)

Spring Target RIT+ =

Average growth

of similar student

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Student’s fall score

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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

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www.Lexile.comwww.Lexile.com

Lexile Tour Guide in front pocket of binder

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Lexile resources

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On-Line Individual Student Progress Report

On-line Individual Student Progress Report p. 10

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On-line Individual Student Progress Report p. 10

On-Line Individual Student Progress Report – text

version

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One Final Tool: Descartes

Provides a continuum of skills for each goal

area. (Quick Demo)www.nwea.org

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Aaron J. A.(201)

Materials p. 9 Sample Reading Class Report pp. 7-8

Class Breakdown by Goal

– RIT Ranges

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How can I use the Goal Breakdown?

•Flexible groupings

•Compare goal area RIT scores to student’s overall RIT

•Transition into the Learning Continuum