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Navigating the Learning Continuum Flashcards

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  1. Which type of assessment is MAP Growth classified as within a balanced assessment system?

    Answer: Diagnostic formative assessment / interim assessment

    MAP Growth is an interim/formative assessment used periodically during the year to inform instructional decisions, not to assign final grades.

  2. A student's MAP Growth Reading score places her in the Language Usage goal area at RIT 215. According to the Learning Continuum, which action is most appropriate?

    Answer: Identify skill descriptors in the 211–220 RIT band for Language Usage and target instruction there

    Using the 211–220 RIT band descriptors from the Learning Continuum ensures instruction is matched to her actual performance level.

  3. What is the relationship between NWEA MAP Growth and college readiness benchmarks?

    Answer: NWEA has linked specific RIT scores to ACT and SAT college readiness benchmarks to project post-secondary readiness

    NWEA research has crosswalked MAP RIT scores to ACT and SAT benchmarks, allowing schools to project students' college readiness trajectories early.

  4. When a district sets an 'achievement-to-standard' goal using MAP Growth, what are they measuring?

    Answer: The RIT score a student needs to demonstrate proficiency on the state summative assessment

    Achievement-to-standard goals use crosswalk data to identify the MAP RIT score that predicts proficiency on a state summative test.

  5. How does the concept of 'student growth percentile' differ from 'achievement percentile' in NWEA reporting?

    Answer: Achievement percentile shows where a student scores compared to peers; growth percentile shows how much a student grew compared to peers with the same start score

    Achievement percentile reflects status (where the student is now), while growth percentile reflects trajectory (how much growth occurred relative to similar-starting peers).

  6. A MAP Growth report shows a student has a 'projected proficiency' of 68% on the state test. What does this percentage represent?

    Answer: The statistical probability that the student will score proficient on the state summative assessment based on current RIT

    Projected proficiency is a probability estimate derived from crosswalk research linking the student's current RIT score to state test performance data.

  7. Which stakeholder group is the NWEA Learning Continuum primarily designed to support?

    Answer: Teachers and instructional coaches planning and differentiating instruction

    The Learning Continuum is a teacher-facing instructional resource that maps skills to RIT ranges to help educators plan targeted, differentiated instruction.