NWEA MAP Growth Science Assessment Flashcards
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How can school administrators most effectively use MAP Growth Science data at the school level?
Answer: To identify schoolwide science achievement trends and inform curriculum and professional development decisions
Administrators use MAP Growth Science data to spot schoolwide trends, compare achievement across grade levels, and guide decisions about science curriculum and professional learning.
What is the relationship between MAP Growth Science scores and state science assessments?
Answer: MAP Growth Science provides Projected Proficiency data that can help estimate likelihood of meeting state science standards
MAP Growth Science offers Projected Proficiency data that estimates whether students are on track to score proficient on their state science assessment.
A teacher notices her class has lower sub-domain RIT scores in Earth and Space Science than in Life Science. What is the best instructional response?
Answer: Prioritize upcoming instruction on Earth and Space Science topics to address the identified gap
Sub-domain data showing weakness in Earth and Space Science is a clear signal to prioritize that content area in upcoming science instruction.
Which NWEA resource helps teachers identify the specific science skills a student is ready to learn based on their RIT score?
Answer: The Learning Continuum
The NWEA Learning Continuum maps RIT scores to specific science skills and concepts, giving teachers a guide to what each student is ready to learn next.
Which of the following is an example of using MAP Growth Science data in an equitable way?
Answer: Using the Conditional Growth Percentile to evaluate each student's growth relative to peers who started at the same RIT score
Using the Conditional Growth Percentile ensures growth is evaluated fairly by comparing students to peers who began at the same achievement level, not to the general population.
MAP Growth Science data is most powerful when used in combination with which other sources?
Answer: Classroom observations, formative assessments, and state science test data
Triangulating MAP Growth Science data with classroom observations, formative assessments, and state test results provides a richer, more complete picture of student science understanding.