NWEA Action Planning for Improvement 5

Question 1

A school has been implementing its action plan for two semesters but MAP Growth scores show no meaningful improvement. What should the data team do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a root-cause analysis to determine whether strategies were implemented with fidelity

Answer

Before revising or abandoning strategies, a root-cause analysis is needed to determine whether the lack of progress is due to poor strategy selection or inconsistent implementation.

Question 2

A teacher uses MAP Growth data to identify that several students in her class are performing in the 85th percentile or above. How should an action plan address the needs of these high-achieving students?

Accepted Answer

The plan should include extension and enrichment opportunities targeting skills above grade level on the DesCartes continuum

Answer

High-achieving students still need growth opportunities; effective action plans include above-grade-level enrichment aligned to the DesCartes continuum to support continued academic progress.

Question 3

An action plan includes a strategy for teachers to conference with individual students about their MAP Growth results and goal-setting. This strategy PRIMARILY supports which outcome?

Accepted Answer

Building student agency and ownership over their own learning goals

Answer

Student-teacher data conferences build student self-awareness and agency, helping learners take active ownership of their growth goals rather than being passive recipients of data.

Question 4

A district action plan includes a resource allocation decision to assign a second reading specialist to schools where more than 40% of students score below the 25th percentile on MAP Growth Reading. This decision reflects:

Accepted Answer

Equity-based resource allocation driven by assessment data

Answer

Directing additional specialists to schools with the greatest demonstrated need based on MAP Growth data is a core example of equity-driven, data-informed resource allocation.

Question 5

Which of the following is the BEST example of using MAP Growth data to drive professional learning community (PLC) discussions as part of an action plan?

Accepted Answer

Teachers examine class breakdown reports together to identify common skill gaps and plan coordinated instructional responses

Answer

Collaborative examination of class breakdown reports to identify shared skill gaps and coordinate responses is the hallmark of data-driven PLC practice.

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA Action Planning for Improvement 5