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NWEA 101: Building on the Basics of MAP Testing
- 1. LissaBrunan & AlissaThelen GVSU Assessment Specialists @gvsucso @lissabrunan @alissathelen #nwea101gvsu
- 7. When I say “TEST” you think… 3 words
- 8. I say ‘“TEST”’ You think… 3 words 98808
- 12. [share out]
- 19. FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NWEA
- 20. [computerized]
- 21. [adaptive]
- 22. [not mastery of content]
- 23. [national norms]
- 25. REVIEW THE FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW KNOW ABOUT NWEA
- 27. A B C D E F G 1 2 4 6 2 6 4 7 2 1 3 4 2 5 7 6 4 4 6 2 1 5 6 4 3 5 6 6 4 2 7 6 2 4 8 6 7 5 4 3 2 1 9 7 6 4 2 1 10 4 2 3 5 6 1 Grab your test and an answer sheet to see the results!
- 42. A B C D E F G H I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hot Spot Drag & Drop Click & Pop Graphing Calc Common Stimulus Keyboard Entry Drop Down List Turn & Slide Multiple Enhancements
- 50. 50thPercentile Individual Growth Goal (100%) High GrowthHigh Growth Low Growth Low Growth High Proficiency High Proficiency Low Proficiency Low Proficiency
- 56. “Everybody is a genius. But if youjudgea fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.“ -Albert Einstein
- 57. GVSU WORKSHOPS 2015 Workshop Grand Rapids (WEST) Detroit (EAST) NWEA 101 January 13, 27, February 10 January 15, 29, February 12 (NEW) NWEA 102 Proctor Training December 15, April 13 December 17, April 15 NWEA 201 February 17, March 3 February 19, March 5 Lexile Workshop February 17, March 3, May 18 February 19, March 5, May 20 NWEA 301 March 10(AM), April 14(AM) March 12(AM), April 16(AM) (NEW) NWEA 302 March 10(PM), April 14(PM) March 12(PM), April 16(PM) Tech, Tools, & Teaching Tricks January 22, May 5(PM) January 28, May 7(PM) (NEW) NWEA K-1 May 5(AM) May 7(AM)
- 61. STAND HAND PAIR “My biggest take away from today…”
- 62. Lissa Brunan & Alissa Thelen Assessment Specialists GVSU Charter Schools Office brunanl@gvsu.edu thelenal@gvsu.edu
Editor's Notes
- Greet participants and instruct them to fill out name tents in their folders using markers from the tubs.Materials Needed:Folders w/ Parent Toolkit, Norms sheet, and Easy Access to NWEA WebsiteBins with sticky notes, highlightersName tents w/ MarkersPlaying cards3 Prizes – GVSUCandy
- Use PollEverywhere to ask teachers to describe WHY they teach in three words or less.WCA: 37607TAG: 409075
- Use PollEverywhere to ask teachers to describe WHY they teach in three words or less.WCA: 37607TAG: 409075
- Does everyone have a playing card?Explain that playing cards a great way to group kids. Pairs, Suit, 4 of a kind, etc.Also a great way to do jigsaw reading assignments…which is what we’re going to do next.
- DATA TELLS A STORY
- Computer – NWEA MAP tests are always taken on the computer. It is not a paper pencil test. Although students can use paper and pencil for scratch paper if they need it.
- Adaptive – This test adjusts to the student, the student does not have to adjust to the test. If a student gets an item wrong, the next question is easier, if they get it right, the next question gets harder. This happens after every question on the test, so no two test are exactly the same.
- NWEA assessments have an item selection algorithm. The objective of that algorithm is to add as much precision as possible to the true instructional level (sweet spot) for each student. As the test progresses, that estimate becomes increasingly more precise by virtue of continually adding items that are closer and closer to each student’s true instructional zone (ZPD) The zone of proximal development often abbreviated ZPD, is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help. It is a concept developed by the Russian psychologist and social constructivistLev Vygotsky (1896 – 1934). In measurement terms, I want the most robust estimate of that zone. I want the point where I collect the maximum about what the child knows and doesn’t know.
- Not Mastery of Content – Most tests we take are summative, they reflect on what we have learned. This test is different b/c it is finding out where the students CURRENT instructional level is. Students are NOT expected to get them all right, as they would on a mastery test. The test is actually designed so they cannot get them all right, as we’ll discuss later.
- National Norms – Over 3 million students in the US take this test every year. The national norms are made up from those test scores to identify what RIT score is considered grade level in each grade, subject area, and season. Basically, every three (3) years there is a growth study done, and NWEA takes all the student test scores, “line them up” and find the exact middle. Therefore, the students scores decide the grade level cut, not the employees of NWEA. Norms can adjust up or down depending on the students’ performance on a national level. A new growth study is currently being done and new norms will come out in the fall of 2011.
- Criterion Referenced – After a student takes the MAP or PGA MAP test, they receive a RIT score. This score is different b/c it references criteria, specific skills/concepts, that teachers can teach, which is known as the student’s current instructional level. Grades K-1 have a resource called Instructional data, while grades 2-8 can refer to DesCartes. They both can be found on the NWEA reports website, and they both break down the RIT scale into RIT bands to help teachers better group students at their abilities and identify students’ specific needs.
- MAP Survey with Goals test can be taken all three seasons. Grades K-8 are tested within very specific windows. One in fall, one in winter, and one in spring . Each window is 3-weeks long . Summer testing is optional and is typically used to evaluate student growth from spring to the end of a summer program. Summer testing is also a time for new student placement testing.We test students in the fall and spring so we can determine how much growth they have made over the school yearWinter testing is done to provide a snapshot of how students are performing mid-year in case any instructional adjustments need to be made.Fall to Fall and Spring to Spring scores are used to monitor “year to year” growth.
- NWEA website is a powerful tool that has an overwhelming amount of information in the shape of reports, training, resources, etc. Let’s dive into the parts that apply today, but feel free to explore on your own.How many of you use the website regularly? What do you use it for?We will go over four aspects of the website today, some in more depth than others. Take some time to explore. Feel free to take notes on the EASY ACCESS worksheet (HAND OUT).