MAP Industry Best Practices 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Missouri agency oversees the development and administration of the MAP assessments?
- Missouri State Board of Regents
- Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Missouri School Boards' Association
- Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
DESE administers the MAP Grade-Level and End-of-Course assessments statewide.
Question 2: What set of standards are MAP assessments designed to measure?
- National Assessment of Educational Progress frameworks
- Next Generation Science Standards only
- Missouri Learning Standards (Correct answer)
- Common Core State Standards only
Correct answer: Missouri Learning Standards
MAP tests are aligned to the Missouri Learning Standards adopted by the state board.
Question 3: A teacher wants to use MAP results to improve instruction. Which practice is most effective?
- Rank students publicly by their scale scores
- Ignore results because they arrive after the school year
- Focus only on students who scored Advanced
- Analyze standard-level performance data to identify specific skill gaps (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Analyze standard-level performance data to identify specific skill gaps
Breaking results down by standard shows exactly which skills need reteaching.
Question 4: Which achievement level indicates a student has met grade-level expectations on MAP?
- Basic
- Below Basic
- Proficient (Correct answer)
- Emerging
Correct answer: Proficient
Proficient and Advanced indicate meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations.
Question 5: During an online MAP session, a student finishes early. What is the best practice?
- Submit immediately to save time
- Start talking quietly with a neighbor
- Open another browser tab to check answers
- Review flagged and unanswered items before submitting (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Review flagged and unanswered items before submitting
Using remaining time to review answers can catch careless errors.
Question 6: Which practice best protects test security during MAP administration?
- Letting students photograph difficult questions to study later
- Allowing phones on desks for calculator use
- Posting sample answers on the classroom wall during testing
- Keeping test content confidential and not copying or discussing items (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Keeping test content confidential and not copying or discussing items
Test items are secure materials and may not be reproduced or shared.
Question 7: How should testing accommodations for a student with an IEP be determined for MAP?
- Decided by the proctor during the test
- Chosen by the student on test day
- Based on the accommodations documented in the student's IEP and used in regular instruction (Correct answer)
- Applied only if the student asks politely
Correct answer: Based on the accommodations documented in the student's IEP and used in regular instruction
Accommodations must be documented in the IEP or 504 plan and consistent with classroom use.
MAP Industry Best Practices 2
Which Missouri agency oversees the development and administration of the MAP assessments?