MAP TEST
What is MAP test?
The main goal of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP Growth®) test is in its name – to measure academic growth in students. It’s not your typical standardized test. Because it’s a computer-adaptive test, questions get harder the more the student answers correctly, and easier when they answer incorrectly. As a result, all students have the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing. But it’s also different in how it scores test-takers.
Scores are determined using the RIT (Rasch unit) scale, which weighs levels of academic difficulty in equal intervals (like inches on a ruler). Once a score is established, teachers can track progress over time to accurately weigh the student’s academic growth against the different subject standards we have at SCIS. This means the MAP test is great for measuring all test-takers at all levels and grades.
And it’s not just SCIS that’s a fan of this kind of testing, it’s pretty popular everywhere else. Over 11 million students in 140 countries around the world take it every year.
| MAP Growth, Grades K–2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Available for | Approx. Length/Duration* | Score in Reports |
| Measure growth, inform instruction, and assess strategy | Reading and Math | 43 questions/about 40 min. (but give in two 20-min. sessions) | RIT score (subject and instructional areas, also called "goals"), shown in most reports Also: Learning Continuum statements and Lexile |
| MAP Growth Grades 2+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Available for | Approx. Length/Duration* | Score in Reports |
| Measure growth, inform instruction, and assess strategy | Reading, language, math (including high school), and science | 40 to 53 questions/ about 45 to 60 min. | RIT score (subject and instructional areas, also called "goals"), shown in most reports Also: Learning Continuum statements and Lexile® score |
For the 2022/2023 school year, MAP testing for SCIS students (Grades K – Grades 6) takes place in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
If you’d like to read more about the MAP test, please visit the following links:
– A family guide to MAP Growth
– Family toolkit on MAP testing