Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

Presenter: Rachel Iaconelli-Scheyer Director of Curriculum

Ocean City School District

MAP Overview

HOW is the MAP test being implemented? WHAT is a MAP test? WHY is the Ocean City School District using

the MAP test? WHICH resources are being utilized? (Test

Reports & Instructional Resources) WHERE do I go for more information?

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Grade Level

Fall MAP Winter MAP Spring MAP

1st Grade

Reading & Math

Reading & Math

Reading & Math

2nd-3rd Reading & Math

Reading & Math

Reading & Math

4th-8th Reading & Math

Reading & Math

(Science)

Reading & Math

(Science) 3

District MAP Planning – 2011-2012

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WHAT is the MAP Test?

Measures of Academic Progress

State-aligned computerized adaptive tests that accurately reflect the instructional level

of each student and measure growth over time.

This test provides the instructional level of the student.

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QUALITY FEATURES OF MAP TEST

• ADAPTIVE• INDICATE INSTRUCTIONAL

LEVEL• ENCOURAGES GROWTH &

ESTABLISHED GROWTH TARGETS

• PROVIDES USEFUL DATA

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The RIT Scale

An EQUAL Interval Scale

NOT Grade Level Dependant

Measures Academic Growth

Enables teachers to recognize where to focus attention and how to provide instruction

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Use More than One Point of Data

Local -Classroom

State

Periodic(MAP)

Triangulation

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MAP Resources Reports & Instructional Resources for Teachers

Teacher Report (Alpha & RIT) Class Breakdown by RIT Lexile Report Student Focused Goal Setting Worksheets

Grade-Level, School, & District Reports Summary Reports by Cluster Student Growth Summary Reports Achievement Status & Growth Report (Pre & Post)

Reports for Parents Individual Student Progress Report

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Normative Data: Bringing Context to the Data Grade-level norms

Typical performance

Fall and spring New norms every 3

years 2011 NEW Norms!

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Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report

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Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal Report

Kayana (225)

Des Cartes – A Tool for TeachersSkills & Concepts to

Enhance161-170

Skills & Concepts to Develop171-180

Skills & Concepts to Introduce181-190

Identifies and names a triangle

Identifies and names a cube

Identifies shapes that are congruent

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Individual Student Progress Report District Average Norm Group Average Student Growth Typical Growth Descriptors

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A Lexile (www.lexile.com)

A unit for measuring text difficulty Semantic difficulty (Word Frequency) Syntactic complexity (Sentence Length)

Linked to the RIT score Doesn’t evaluate:

Genre Theme Content Interest Quality

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Dynamic Reporting Suite: Lexile Report

Workbook p. 47M

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WHAT should I expect from my chid?Student Goal Setting Set growth goals Monitor Progress

{District Summary Report}

Strengths and areas of concern comparing the performance of this group of students to their own mean/median

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211.1220.4

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204.6

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Student Growth Summary Report

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Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report

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Growth Index Percent of Students Meeting Target Percent of Target Met

Screen shot of summary info

Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report

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