MAP Assessment and Evaluation 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An end-of-unit test used to assign a final grade is an example of which kind of assessment?
- Formative
- Diagnostic
- Interim screening
- Summative (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Summative
Summative assessments evaluate learning at the end of an instructional period.
Question 2: Which MAP subject is tested in every grade from 3 through 8?
- Science and Social Studies
- English Language Arts and Mathematics (Correct answer)
- Health and Physical Education
- Personal Finance
Correct answer: English Language Arts and Mathematics
MAP Grade-Level tests ELA and math every year in grades 3-8, while science is tested only in grades 5 and 8.
Question 3: Two teachers score the same essays and give very different scores. Which quality is weak?
- Inter-rater reliability (Correct answer)
- Content validity
- Predictive validity
- Item difficulty
Correct answer: Inter-rater reliability
Inter-rater reliability measures how consistently different scorers rate the same work.
Question 4: Data showing that 90% of students answered an item correctly most directly tells you about the item's what?
- Discrimination index
- Validity coefficient
- Difficulty (p-value) (Correct answer)
- Standard error of measurement
Correct answer: Difficulty (p-value)
An item's p-value is the share of examinees who answer correctly, which indicates how difficult it is.
Question 5: What does the standard error of measurement (SEM) reported with a scale score show?
- The number of items the student skipped
- The difference between the student's score and the state average
- The student's percentile rank
- The likely range around the observed score where the true score falls (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The likely range around the observed score where the true score falls
SEM estimates measurement imprecision, giving a band within which the true score likely lies.
Question 6: A principal looks at MAP results by subgroup, such as English learners and students with disabilities. What is the main purpose of this analysis?
- To find achievement gaps and target support (Correct answer)
- To rank individual teachers publicly
- To decide whether students repeat a grade
- To replace classroom grading
Correct answer: To find achievement gaps and target support
Disaggregating data shows how different student groups perform so that resources and interventions can be targeted.
Question 7: Which approach best fits using MAP data to plan instruction?
- Relying only on MAP scores for all instructional decisions
- Combining MAP results with classroom formative evidence to find needs (Correct answer)
- Ignoring MAP because it measures only last year's learning
- Using MAP results only to assign letter grades
Correct answer: Combining MAP results with classroom formative evidence to find needs
Statewide results work best alongside ongoing classroom evidence when making instructional decisions.
MAP Assessment and Evaluation 5
An end-of-unit test used to assign a final grade is an example of which kind of assessment?