NWEA Action Planning for Improvement 3

Question 1

A principal wants to evaluate whether an action plan's professional development component is effective. Which indicator would MOST directly measure this?

Accepted Answer

Change in instructional practices observed in classrooms

Answer

Observable changes in instructional practice directly reflect whether professional development is translating into improved teaching, which is the intended outcome.

Question 2

A data team is prioritizing which students to include in a Tier 2 intervention as part of their action plan. Which MAP Growth criterion is MOST appropriate for identifying Tier 2 candidates?

Accepted Answer

Students whose RIT scores fall between the 25th and 40th percentile with below-expected growth

Answer

Tier 2 typically targets students who show moderate risk — below normative expectations but not the most intensive need — making the 25th–40th percentile with low growth an appropriate criterion.

Question 3

A school revises its action plan mid-year after fall-to-winter MAP Growth results show students are not on track. This practice is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Adaptive management using interim data

Answer

Adjusting an action plan based on interim MAP Growth results is a hallmark of adaptive management, ensuring the plan remains responsive to actual student progress.

Question 4

Which of the following NWEA MAP Growth reports would help a data team evaluate whether a specific instructional intervention is closing an achievement gap over time?

Accepted Answer

Achievement Status and Growth Summary

Answer

The Achievement Status and Growth Summary displays group-level achievement and growth trends, making it ideal for tracking whether an intervention is narrowing a gap over multiple terms.

Question 5

An action plan includes the strategy: 'Teachers will provide differentiated small-group instruction targeting DesCartes skill statements at each student's instructional RIT level.' This strategy is BEST characterized as:

Accepted Answer

Data-informed differentiated instruction

Answer

Using each student's RIT level to target DesCartes skill statements for small-group instruction is the definition of data-informed differentiated instruction.

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA Action Planning for Improvement 3