NWEA Using Data for Instruction 5

Question 1

A second-grade teacher has a student who scored in the 15th percentile on MAP Growth in math. According to NWEA guidance, this percentile indicates:

Accepted Answer

The student scored higher than 15% of students nationally in the same grade and test season

Answer

Percentile rank indicates the percentage of students in the national norm group that a student scored higher than or equal to.

Question 2

A teacher is designing a tiered intervention system using MAP Growth data. Students scoring below the 25th percentile will receive Tier 2 support. What should guide the specific content of that Tier 2 instruction?

Accepted Answer

The specific goal areas where each student shows the greatest need based on their MAP goal area scores

Answer

Goal area data within MAP Growth identifies the specific skills each student needs, enabling individualized Tier 2 instruction rather than generic support.

Question 3

Which best describes the difference between a student's RIT score and their grade-level norm score on MAP Growth?

Accepted Answer

The RIT score reflects where the student currently performs, while the norm shows where typical students at that grade and season score

Answer

A student's RIT score reflects their current performance level, and the grade-level norm shows the median performance of students nationally at the same grade and testing season.

Question 4

A middle school counselor wants to use MAP Growth data to support college and career readiness conversations with eighth graders. The most relevant data point for this purpose is:

Accepted Answer

The student's current RIT score compared to NWEA's college readiness benchmarks for 8th grade

Answer

NWEA provides college readiness benchmarks linked to RIT scores that help counselors identify whether students are on track for post-secondary success.

Question 5

After reviewing MAP Growth data, a teacher plans three instructional levels for a reading lesson: on-level, scaffolded, and extended. This approach is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Differentiated instruction based on RIT-identified readiness levels

Answer

Planning multiple instructional levels based on MAP RIT data is a direct application of differentiated instruction responsive to assessed student readiness.

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA Using Data for Instruction 5