Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP) Overview Northern Tier Schools October 26, 2011 Carol Jessen and JaLena Slack ESU #8 The mission of Educational Service Unit 8 is to provide educational leadership and services that improve teaching and learning through quality partnerships

What is MAP??? MAP is… ◦ Designed to provide us with…  an instructional level of our students  a road map for students toward achieving mastery  information to help inform instructional decisions  immediate data and dynamic, interactive reports

What is MAP??? MAP is… ◦ Measures of Academic Progress ◦ Adaptive  Challenging, appropriate, and dynamic ◦ Designed to measure student growth over time ◦ Designed to be delivered more than once per year ◦ Aligned with Nebraska’s State Standards

4 The MAP Adaptive Assessment Beginning Literacy Adult Reading 6 th Grade x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x MAP Test

Rasch unIT (RIT) Scale 5  Achievement scale  Equal-interval scale  Used to show growth over time  Independent of grade level Grade-LevelNormsRIT Skills Data DesCartes or Primary Grades Instructional Data K 1

6 Ready for Instruction Today R eady for I nstruction T oday RIT Skills and Concepts DesCartes or Primary Grades Instructional Data

Features of MAP™ Assessments Challenging and appropriate Dynamically developed Accurate data Untimed Measures growth Immediate results May test up to four times a year (Science assessment can be given up to 3 times per year.) 7

How do I know which test to give? Survey w/ Goals ◦ items ◦ ~ 1 hour to administer ◦ Gives information on goal areas Survey ◦ 20 items ◦ ~ 30 minutes to administer ◦ No information on goal areas ◦ Overall RIT only 8

ProctorsTeachers Before Testing  Ready all computers for testing  MAKE SURE CORRECT TESTS ARE ASSIGNED  Number class lists to computers, share with teachers  Have scratch paper and pencils available  Let students know computer assignments  Show MAP Student PowerPoint ® Presentation to students  Have students bring a book to read or assignment to work on  Bring class to computer lab at designated time – help find computers During Testing  Read directions to students  Monitor test event  Terminate tests as needed  Log scores or print screen at end of test  Remain in lab to help monitor test event After Testing  Prepare computer for next group to test between testing sessions  Upload data to NWEA at end of every day during testing if designated by the district to do so  Access teacher reports hours after data is uploaded  Analyze class and teacher reports  Discuss student scores with parents and students  Implement necessary instructional modifications 9

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How Can MAP Data Be Used? Finding gaps Monitoring progress Monitoring programs Conferencing Informing instructional decisions

MAP Reports Purpose of reports ◦ Provide data to inform instruction and decision making Critical reports for today ◦ Teacher Report ◦ Class Rosters  Online Individual Student Progress Report ◦ Instructional Resources  Class by RIT Reports 26

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Accessing MAP Reports User Name and Password required Online reports ◦ Teachers, administrators, and MAP Coordinator ◦ 24 – 48 Hours ◦ Adobe® Reader® Ordered (online) reports ◦ Administrators and MAP Coordinator ◦ 72 Hours ◦ Crystal Reports Viewer 28

Teacher Report Access: NWEA Reports Site Displays: RIT ranked order Provides: Individual student and class data Designed: To provide indicators of class academic diversity 29

Accessing the Teacher Report 30

31 Activity with the Teacher Report Investigate a Class 1. What subject, grade, and season is this report? 2. Which student has the highest RIT score? 3. Which student has the lowest RIT score? 4. Which student has the median RIT score? 5. Which goal area has the highest mean?

32 Making the Grade-Level Connection 1. Highest RIT score = what grade level? 2. Lowest RIT score = what grade level? 3. Median RIT score = what grade level? 4. Which students are three points or more from the grade level median?

Accessing Class Rosters 33

34 Instructional Resources: Class by RIT Access: NWEA Reports Site Displays: Groups with similar scores Provides: Skills/concepts at instructional level Designed: To support instructional planning Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Score and Class Breakdown by Goal

Accessing Instructional Resources: Class by RIT Reports 35 Class Breakdown by Goal for Reading Class Breakdown by Goal for Reading

DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning Access: NWEA Reports Site Displays: Three columns ◦ Skills and Concepts to Enhance ◦ Skills and Concepts to Develop ◦ Skills and Concepts to Introduce Provides: Skills/concepts aligned to student’s instructional level Designed: To support instruction and to help inform decision-making 36

Workbook pp Accessing DesCartes or Primary Grades Instructional Data 37

38 Activity with Instructional Resources How might you use these reports? As an individual teacher As a grade-level team Across grade levels

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