This document summarizes mid-year MAP test results from the 2016-2017 school year. It finds that students made gains 1.4 times the national average and that gains were stronger in the spring than in the fall. Below-grade students and special populations continued to outperform national averages. Reanchoring students to different grade levels showed stronger results than keeping them anchored to their enrolled grade. The quality of test administration also impacted performance. Overall, the results provide promising signs for personalized learning approaches but also indicate further exploration is needed around high school programs and machine learning.

1. Fall 2016 Mid-Year MAP
Results
May 2017

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2016-17 School Partnerships
40 Schools in 10 States
Teach to One: Math

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NWEA Norms
2011 Student Status & Student Growth Norms
2015 Student Status & Student Growth Norms
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Average
Growth
National Growth Results for 2015-16 School Year
Last year, students made gains 1.4X the national average. MAP gains were stronger in the
spring than in the fall.
2015 norms
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1.6
n=5488
n=5051
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2011 norms
1.2
n=5153
Full Year Fall to Winter Winter to Spring
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Spring (n=6594) less those
whose administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines (n=1543). More information can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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National Growth Results for Fall 2014, 2015, and 2016
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Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016
n=6202
2015 norms
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n=3542
n=5488
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2011 norms
We have shown consistently strong growth over the last three years.
National
Average
Growth
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter, less those whose
administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines. More information can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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On/Above Grade Below Grade SPED ELL
n=4106
n=563
n=737
National Growth Results by Special Population,
Fall 2015 and 2016
Below-grade students continue to outperform on/above grade students. Special populations
continue to perform well, even compared to the national average of all students.
2015 norms
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1.3 1.3
n=2096
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2011 norms
n=1882
n=2963
n=561
n=388
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2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
National
Average
Growth
(all students;
not special
population
specific)
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter (n=8923) less those
whose administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines (n=2721). More information on this guidance can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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All High Schools HS 1 HS 2 HS 3
n=58
n=89
n=72
National Growth Results for High Schools, Fall 2016
This past fall, we launched our first high school programs. Initial outcome data is promising.
2015 norms
2.8
2.5
3.4
2.4
n=219
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2011 norms
Students at Wonderful HS experienced TTO supplemental to their regular math program and grew
2.3X (both 2011 and 2015 norms) the national avg.
National
Average
Growth
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter (n=8923) less those
whose administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines (n=2721). More information on this guidance can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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Grade-Level Anchoring and Reanchoring
Typically, we anchor students’ learning in the standards from their assigned grade level. The
anchor ensures that we are prioritizing skills from the student’s’ assigned grade level, even
though they may spend some time on pre- or post-grade skills.

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Grade-Level Anchoring and Reanchoring

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All TTO All Reanchored
Performance of Reanchored Students, Fall 2016
Students who followed a personalized learning progression towards another grade-level’s
target skills (re-anchored students) performed significantly better than those focused, or
anchored, in their enrolled grade level.
2015 norms
n=602
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2011 norms
n=6202
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2
National
Average
Growth
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter (n=8923) less those
whose administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines (n=2721). More information on this guidance can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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All Students Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 HS Pilots
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6th 7th 8th8th
8th5thAll
Reanchored
All
TTO
n=55
n=1799
n=1635
n=219
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National Growth Results by Enrollment Grade and Reanchor
Grade, Fall 2016
We continued to explore the impact of academically anchoring student learning progressions at different
grade levels than the one they are enrolled. That strategy continues to show promise.
2015 norms
n=6202
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students
anchored in
a different
grade
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2011 norms
n=602
n=106
n=1953
n=222
Enrollment
grade
n=213
Anchor Grade
National
Average
Growth
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter (n=8923) less those
whose administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines (n=2721). More information on this guidance can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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Reanchoring Improved Results at a Gifted and
Talented School
MAP Growth
Categories
School 2015-16 Fall to
Winter (N=233)
School 2016-17 Fall to
Winter (N=280)
Change
.5X growth or less 38.60% 28.20% -10.40%
.5X to .9X 13.70% 7.50% -6.20%
1X to 1.4X 11.60% 7.10% -4.50%
1.5X to 1.9X 13.70% 13.20% -0.50%
2X to 2.9X 12% 19.60% 7.60%
3X or greater 10.30% 24.30% 14.00%
This is the one school that implemented reanchoring in Fall 2016, but not in 2015,
allowing us to compare performance results before and after implementation.
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Results reflect the performance of all Passaic students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter, less those whose administration failed
to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines. More information on this guidance can be found at: https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-
administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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District
Administered
All TTO
Administered
Good Mixed Bad
National Growth Results by Quality of Winter Test
Administration, Fall 2016
Performance on the MAP is impacted by the quality of each school's test
administration
2015 norms
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1.3
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n=1871(15)
n=4331(22)
n=1939(11)
n=1958(8)
n=434(3)
TTO Administered**
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2011 norms
**Data was collected about each school’s MAP testing environment from TTO field staff and partner school
leaders to make a determination of test implementation quality.
National
Average
Growth
Results reflect the performance of all full-time participating students who took the MAP in both the Fall and the Winter (n=8923) less those
whose administration failed to meet NWEA's High Stakes Testing Guidelines (n=2721). More information on this guidance can be found at:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/guidance-administering-map-mpg-assessments-results-used-for-high-stakes-purposes/.

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• Exploring the use of machine learning to continue to learn
from rich data sets.
• Continuing to understand and experiment with the power of
re-anchoring.
• Making high school remediation more widely available.
The Road Ahead
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