Transcript Measures of Academic Progress DAAC/BAAC 2009

Measures of Academic
Progress
DAAC/BAAC 2009
Marsha Spanswick
Assessment Coordinator
520-2987
[email protected]
Assessment is Like…
Because…
What is MAP?
As students respond to the test
the test responds to them
adjusting the difficulty up or
down.
Historical Reports Measure
Growth Over Time
Each Student Takes a
Uniquely Designed Test
Provides data that helps
improve student learning.
What is MAP?
Computerized
Approximately 45
minutes
Math, Reading and
Language Usage
Grades 1-10
Uses of MAP?
To Inform Parents of
Student Progress
Course Placement
Monitoring
Progress Over Time
Can Assess up to 4
Times a Year
How does it Work?
What Scores are Reported?
RIT Score
Rasch Unit
Measure of Academic Progress
Question Difficulty
Equal Interval Scale
Unrelated to Grade or Age
Can Measure Student Growth
RIT Ranges for Goal
Strands
Percentile
Based on
National Norms
Grade Level
Specific
What about Lexiles?
www.lexile.com
fab.lexile.com
What are Some of the Reports?
Lexile Range
Determines Reading Level
Connects Reader to
Measures Growth
Appropriate Reading Level
Overtime by School,
Great way for Parents to
Class and Student
Get Involved
How are the Questions Related to
the RIT Score?
Using MAP for Instruction
How Do MAP and CSAP
Compare?
Adaptive
2-3 Times a Year
Grades 1-10
Selected Response
National Norms
Measures Growth
Measures Instructional
Level
Resources for
Instruction
Measures
Academic
Progress
Need to be
Used with
Multiple
Data Points
Performance Based
Mastery Test
One Point in Time
March to March
Grades 3-10
Selected and
Constructed Response
How Do MAP and CSAP
Compare?
MAP Ma th 06 vs C S AP Ma th 07
900
800
700
y = 2.9133x - 87.632
R 2 = 0.6434
r = .80
C S AP S c orec
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
125
145
165
185
205
225
MA P RIT S c ore
245
265
285
305
What about Accreditation?
http://www.d11.org/aero/ACCREDITATI
ON/ACCREDITATION.htm
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What Are the Questions?
Where are our strengths?
Where are our weaknesses ?
What resources do we have to address
these areas?
What outside resources do we need to
access?
How can parents get involved?
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What Are Your Questions?