MAP Testing New London Public Schools BOE Meeting January 9, 2014 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MAP Testing New London Public Schools BOE Meeting January 9, 2014

NLPS Mission To prepare young people for successful lives as adults

What are we trying to do here? • Ensure that students have the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in their lives as adults. • Why do we test? We test to understand students’ needs and their progress in acquiring the skills and knowledge they need to be successful. • What is a test? It is a measure of what students know and are able to do.

Assessment? Evaluation? What are we talking about? • Assessment is the process of measuring knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs. In schools, assessment involves describing, collecting, recording information about students’ skills and knowledge. • Evaluation is the process of making judgments based on information gathered through assessment.

Measures of Academic Progress ™ (MAP)

What is MAP™? • MAP - Measures of Academic Progress • Achievement tests • Delivered by computer

How does MAP work? • The MAP test is a multiple choice computer delivered test for reading and math. • MAP is an adaptive test. • Adaptive test design uses the student’s answer on one question to determine whether the next question is an easier or harder question.

How does MAP work? • First question presented: Average grade level. • Based on student’s response, second question will be either easier or harder. • Each administration of MAP is individually customized to the student; theoretically no two tests are the same. • Questions are always on the edge of challenge, keeping kids in a zone of challenge.

The Goldilocks Principle Not too hard, not too easy; just right.

Why take MAP tests? • To find out where students are performing; to take their pulse. • To help teacher know what students should be working on to improve.

Why take MAP tests? This adaptive test is better than a typical mastery test for the following reasons: • More accurate data as to where the child is currently functioning. • Has predictive quality: Forecasts how student will perform on later tests. • Keeps students engaged during testing process. • Motivating because they know how the testing works. • Helps students and teachers collaboratively set goals.

Testing Basics Four types of measures/tests/assessments: • Universal screeners provide baseline data and growth data (general understanding) • Diagnostic Tests • Progress monitoring • Outcome Assessments – Unit Tests or End of Semester Exams – CMT/CAPT- program and curriculum data

Testing Basics Diagnostics Diagnostics Fall Winter Spring Progress Progress Summative Assessment Monitoring Monitoring Benchmark Benchmark Benchmark Summative Assessment 2 Summative Assessment 3 1 Universal Screening Baseline Data

Testing Other Data Considered: Possible Instructional Reading Examples Decisions Basics Early Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching DIBELS Intervention group DRA 2 Re-testing DRA 2 Progress Monitoring More diagnostic assessment Running Records Curriculum Acceleration Fall Spelling Assessments Language Support/ELL CORE Multiple Measures Special Education consult Daily small group work Unit Tests, CMT data Middle Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Benchmark CORE Multiple Measures Intervention group 1 DRA 2 Progress Monitoring Re-testing Running Records More diagnostic assessment Spelling Data Curriculum Acceleration Universal Work Samples Course placement Unit Tests, CMT data Language Support/ELL Screening Grades Special Education consult High School: Reading Enrichment CORE Multiple Measures Reading Lab Baseline Work Samples Preteaching, Reteaching Grades Curriculum Acceleration Data CMT data for Freshman Course placement CAPT data Language Support/ELL Special Education consult

Testing Other Data Considered: Possible Instructional Reading Examples Decisions Basics Early Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching DIBELS Intervention group DRA 2 Re-testing DRA 2 Progress Monitoring More diagnostic assessment Running Records Curriculum Acceleration Winter Spelling Assessments Language Support/ELL CORE Multiple Measures Special Education consult Daily small group work Unit Tests, CMT data Middle Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Benchmark CORE Multiple Measures Intervention group 2 DRA 2 Progress Monitoring Re-testing Running Records More diagnostic assessment Spelling Data Curriculum Acceleration Work Samples Course placement Unit Tests, CMT data Language Support/ELL Grades Special Education consult High School: Reading Enrichment CORE Multiple Measures Reading Lab Work Samples Preteaching, Reteaching Grades Curriculum Acceleration CMT data for Freshman Course placement CAPT data Language Support/ELL Special Education consult

Testing Other Data Considered: Possible Instructional Reading Examples Decisions Basics Early Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching DIBELS Intervention group DRA 2 Re-testing DRA 2 Progress Monitoring More diagnostic assessment Running Records Curriculum Acceleration Spring Spelling Assessments Language Support/ELL CORE Multiple Measures Special Education consult Daily small group work Unit Tests, CMT data Middle Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Benchmark CORE Multiple Measures Intervention group 3 DRA 2 Progress Monitoring Re-testing Running Records More diagnostic assessment Spelling Data Curriculum Acceleration Work Samples Course placement Unit Tests, CMT data Language Support/ELL Grades Special Education consult High School: Reading Enrichment CORE Multiple Measures Reading Lab Work Samples Preteaching, Reteaching Grades Curriculum Acceleration CMT data for Freshman Course placement CAPT data Language Support/ELL Special Education consult

Testing Other Data Considered: Possible Instructional Math Examples Decisions Basics Early Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Intervention group Math Word Problem Assessment Re-testing Major CCSS Cluster Assessment More diagnostic assessment Math Attitude Survey Curriculum Acceleration Fall Daily small group work Language Support/ELL Unit Tests, CMT data Special Education consult Middle Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Intervention group Benchmark Work Samples Re-testing 1 Unit Tests, CMT data More diagnostic assessment Grades Curriculum Acceleration *CCSS formative assessments in Course placement Universal Development Language Support/ELL Special Education consult Screening High School: Math Lab EasyCBM Assessments Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Curriculum Acceleration Baseline Work Samples Course placement Grades Language Support/ELL Data CMT data for Freshman Special Education consult CAPT data

Testing Other Data Considered: Possible Instructional Reading Examples Decisions Basics Early Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Intervention group Math Word Problem Assessment Re-testing Major CCSS Cluster Assessment More diagnostic assessment Math Attitude Survey Curriculum Acceleration Winter Daily small group work Language Support/ELL Unit Tests, CMT data Special Education consult Middle Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Intervention group Benchmark Work Samples Re-testing 2 Unit Tests, CMT data More diagnostic assessment Grades Curriculum Acceleration *CCSS formative assessments in Course placement Development Language Support/ELL Special Education consult High School: Math Lab EasyCBM Assessments Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Curriculum Acceleration Work Samples Course placement Grades Language Support/ELL CMT data for Freshman Special Education consult CAPT data

Testing Other Data Considered: Possible Instructional Reading Examples Decisions Basics Early Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Intervention group Math Word Problem Assessment Re-testing Major CCSS Cluster Assessment More diagnostic assessment Math Attitude Survey Curriculum Acceleration Spring Daily small group work Language Support/ELL Unit Tests, CMT data Special Education consult Middle Grades: Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Intervention group Benchmark Work Samples Re-testing 3 Unit Tests, CMT data More diagnostic assessment Grades Curriculum Acceleration *CCSS formative assessments in Course placement Development Language Support/ELL Special Education consult High School: Math Lab EasyCBM Assessments Preteaching, Reteaching Fact Fluency Test Curriculum Acceleration Work Samples Course placement Grades Language Support/ELL CMT data for Freshman Special Education consult CAPT data