Getting ready for MAP!

Children learn better—and faster—when teachers have a clear picture of what each student knows and is ready to learn next. While we track our students’ progress with a range of different assessments, Buds International School Phuket uses Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), developed by Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), as an externally referenced assessment tool to benchmark learning growth.

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) is an assessment in mathematics, reading and language usage that is taken on the computer, with just one question at a time displayed. The test automatically adjusts in difficulty, according to student performance on each question answered. This way each test is individualized for each student. MAP provides comprehensive data on student achievement and growth, over time, in Reading and Mathematics. More than 11 million students in the US and in 140 countries worldwide use
MAP® Growth™.
The scores from the MAP-NWEA will help us to place each student in classes that solidifies his or her strengths and addresses weaknesses.

FAQ’s

What is MAP Growth?

-MAP Growth is a computer adaptive test created by NWEA that kids take two to three times per school year. The results provide teachers with information to help them deliver appropriate content for each student and determine each student’s academic growth over time.

What does it mean to be computer adaptive?

-Computer adaptive tests adjust to each student’s learning level, providing a unique set of test questions based on their responses to previous questions. As the student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty.

What does MAP Growth measure?

-MAP Growth measures what students know, regardless of their grade level. It also measures growth over time, allowing you to track your student’s progress throughout the school year and across multiple years.

What is a RIT score?

-After each MAP Growth test, results are delivered in the form of a RIT score that reflects the student’s academic knowledge, skills, and abilities. Think of this score like marking height on a growth chart. You can tell how tall your child is at various points in time and how much
they have grown between one stage and another.
The RIT (Rasch Unit) scale is a stable, equal-interval scale. Equal-interval means that a change of 10 RIT points indicates the same thing regardless of whether a student is at the top, bottom, or middle of the scale, and a RIT score has the same meaning regardless of grade level or age of the student. You can compare scores over time to tell how much growth a student has made.

How do schools and teachers use MAP Growth scores?

-Teachers can use the score to inform instruction, personalize learning, and monitor the growth of individual students. Principals and administrators can use the scores to see the performance and progress of a grade level, school, or the entire district.

Can MAP Growth tell me if my student is working at grade level?

-Yes, but please note that MAP Growth scores are just one data point that teachers use to determine how a child is performing. Please discuss any questions that you have about your student’s performance with their teacher.

What information will I receive from my student’s school?

-Most schools will provide your student’s Family Report, which contains information and scores from your student’s most recent and past MAP Growth tests.

What does NWEA do with my student’s information? Is it secure?

-NWEA uses technological and operational measures to ensure security and privacy, including regular security audits and monitoring, technological controls, physical access controls, and privacy training for employees.
NWEA does not use your student’s personally identifiable information (PII) for any purpose other than to provide services to their school. Combined information that has been stripped of PII, and therefore is not traceable to any student, is used for research and development so we can continuously improve our products and accelerate learning for all students. We do not sell PII. Data sharing (if any) is completely at the control of the educational institutions that purchase our products.