NWEA MAP Growth Fundamentals 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which report in MAP Growth shows the percentage of students likely to meet a state standard based on their RIT score?
- Growth Summary Report
- Projected Proficiency Report (Correct answer)
- Class Profile Report
- Instructional Areas Report
Correct answer: Projected Proficiency Report
The Projected Proficiency Report uses MAP Growth scores to estimate the likelihood of students meeting state or college-readiness standards.
Question 2: A teacher notices a student's RIT score dropped 5 points between fall and winter. What should the teacher do first?
- Immediately retain the student
- Consider possible test administration issues and review other data before concluding (Correct answer)
- Report the teacher as ineffective
- Move the student to a lower grade-level class without further review
Correct answer: Consider possible test administration issues and review other data before concluding
Score decreases can result from testing conditions, student engagement, or other factors, so multiple data sources should be reviewed before drawing conclusions.
Question 3: What is the standard error of measure (SEM) used for in MAP Growth scoring?
- To penalize students for guessing
- To indicate the range within which a student's true score likely falls (Correct answer)
- To adjust scores for student absences
- To convert RIT scores to percentile ranks
Correct answer: To indicate the range within which a student's true score likely falls
SEM represents the measurement uncertainty around a RIT score, indicating that the student's true ability likely falls within a range around the reported score.
Question 4: Which of the following MAP Growth features helps teachers identify specific skill gaps within a subject area?
- Goal Area scores within a subject (Correct answer)
- The overall RIT score alone
- Percentile rank by grade
- The student's test completion time
Correct answer: Goal Area scores within a subject
Goal Area scores break down performance within subjects (e.g., Operations & Algebraic Thinking in math) to pinpoint specific instructional needs.
Question 5: MAP Growth is considered a 'criterion-referenced' assessment in which of the following ways?
- Scores are compared only to other students in the same classroom
- RIT scores can be linked to curriculum-based learning continua and standards (Correct answer)
- Students must meet a fixed cutoff score to pass each grade
- Scores are determined by teacher observation rubrics
Correct answer: RIT scores can be linked to curriculum-based learning continua and standards
MAP Growth RIT scores are aligned to learning continua that describe what students at each level typically know and can do, connecting scores to standards-based content.
Question 6: What does the term 'growth to standard' mean in MAP Growth reporting?
- The number of correct answers needed to pass
- The projected RIT growth needed for a student to reach proficiency on a target assessment (Correct answer)
- The minimum teacher effectiveness rating
- The average class growth in one school year
Correct answer: The projected RIT growth needed for a student to reach proficiency on a target assessment
Growth to standard calculates how much RIT growth a student needs to achieve proficiency on a linked state or college-readiness standard by a target date.
Question 7: Which organization developed and maintains the MAP Growth assessment?
- College Board
- ACT, Inc.
- NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) (Correct answer)
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Correct answer: NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association)
MAP Growth is developed, maintained, and published by NWEA, a nonprofit organization focused on educational research and assessment.
NWEA MAP Growth Fundamentals 3
Which report in MAP Growth shows the percentage of students likely to meet a state standard based on their RIT score?