March 7, 2017

Middle School NWEA MAP Results

Rasch unIT (RIT) Scale

• Equal interval

• Measures

achievement

• Used to show

growth over

time

• Independent of

grade level

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

K120

250Grade-Level Norms

The MAP test:

• Provides information about

the instructional level of the

student

• Provides a road map for

students toward achieving

mastery

• Is not a test for determining

mastery of skills

Instructional Levelversus Mastery

Normative Data: Bringing Context to the Data

Status Norms• Compares student

achievement to typical

performance

– Beginning, Middle and End

of Year

• Grade-level percentiles

put student RIT scores in

context

Growth Norms• Projects growth for every

student based on:

– Grade level

– Starting score

– Instructional time

How is MAP Data Used?

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2016-17 Reading MAP Scores Grades 6-8

Comparison: Norwalk to NWEA Norm

6

Gr. 6Fall

Gr. 6Winter

Gr. 7Fall

Gr. 7Winter

Gr. 8Fall

Gr. 8Winter

Norwalk 208.4 212.7 0 211.8 217.2 0 217.0 222.0

Norm 210.5 213.7 0 214.1 216.5 0 217.0 218.8

200.0

205.0

210.0

215.0

220.0

225.0

RIT

Sco

res

2016-17 Math MAP Scores Grades 6-8

Comparison: Norwalk to NWEA Norm

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Gr. 6Fall

Gr. 6Winter

Gr. 7Fall

Gr. 7Winter

Gr. 8Fall

Gr. 8Winter

Norwalk 209.8 216.0 0 216.2 222.0 0 221.8 227.2

Norm 217.1 221.2 0 222.2 225.5 0 225.9 228.7

200.0

205.0

210.0

215.0

220.0

225.0

230.0

RIT

Sco

res

Fall to Winter MAP Growth – RIT Points

8

4.9

5.75.4

3.2

2.5

1.8

GR. 6 GR. 7 GR. 8

Reading

Actual Growth Projected growth

6.25.7 5.5

3.9

3.12.6

GR. 6 GR. 7 GR. 8

Math

Actual Growth Projected growth

Fall to Winter - Percent of Students who

Met/Exceeded Growth Projections

9

62

68

68

64

65

69

50 55 60 65 70

Gr. 6

Gr. 7

Gr. 8

Math Read

Reading: % of Students by Percentile Bands

10

23 19

0

2316

0

17 13

1517

19

1619

14

2321

21

2221

18

2325

22

27 24

32

16 18 15 19 19 23

0

20

40

60

80

100

Gr. 6 Fall Gr. 6 Winter Gr. 7 Fall Gr. 7 Winter Gr. 8 Fall Gr. 8 Winter

Low Low Avg Avg Hi Avg High

Math: % of Students by Percentile Bands

11

31 28

0

3025

0

2822

2525

0

24

21

0

21

21

2320 20

2019

20

14

13 1521 17

20

714 11 13 15 17

0

20

40

60

80

100

Gr. 6 Fall Gr. 6 Winter Gr. 7 Fall Gr. 7 Winter Gr. 8 Fall Gr. 8 Winter

Low Low Avg Avg Hi Avg High