1. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Presenter: Rachel Iaconelli-Scheyer
Director of Curriculum
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2. 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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3. District MAP Planning – 2011-2012
Grade Level
Fall MAP
Winter MAP
Spring MAP
1st Grade
Reading & Math
2nd-3rd
4th-8th
(Science)
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4. measure growth over time. instructional level of the student.
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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5. QUALITY FEATURES OF MAP TEST
ADAPTIVE
INDICATE INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL
ENCOURAGES GROWTH & ESTABLISHED GROWTH TARGETS
PROVIDES USEFUL DATA
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6. 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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7. Use More than One Point of Data
State
Triangulation
Local -Classroom
Periodic (MAP)
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8. 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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9. 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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10. Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report
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11. Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal Report
Kayana (225)
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12. Des Cartes – A Tool for Teachers
Skills & Concepts to
Enhance
Skills & Concepts to Develop
Skills & Concepts to Introduce
Identifies and names a triangle
Identifies and names a cube
Identifies shapes that are congruent
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13. Individual Student Progress Report
District Average
Norm Group Average
Student Growth
Typical Growth
Descriptors
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14. 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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15. Dynamic Reporting Suite: Lexile Report
Workbook p. 47
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16. WHAT should I expect from my chid?
OCIS Students will Participate in Goal Setting
Set growth goals
Monitor Progress
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17. {District Summary Report}
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Strengths and areas of concern comparing the performance of this group of students to their own mean/median
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18. Student Growth Summary Report
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19. Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report
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20. Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report
Growth Index
Percent of Students Meeting Target
Percent of Target Met
Screen shot of summary info
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21. WWW.NWEA.ORG Parent Toolkit Sample Parent Letters
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