The document summarizes a presentation about using MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) data to measure student growth and set classroom goals at Palmer Park Preparatory Academy. It discusses how MAP assessments identify student instructional levels, monitor growth, and engage students. It also provides information on RIT scores, norm-referenced versus criterion-referenced tests, target growth levels, and resources for analyzing student, class, school and district level MAP reports to improve instruction and academic achievement.

1. Climbing to Success
with
Data
Creating a Culture of Data at P3A
Using MAP Data to Measure Growth and Set Goals
March26, 2014
Angelita Davis, MikkiZackary and Renae Williams: Presenters
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Data Dialogue

2. Objectives
• Explore the Districts Mandated MAP Assessment
• Set Classroom Goals for all student, focusing on
the bottom and top %
• Ideas and resources for Student Data Binders
• Web 2.0 Resources that target the Deficient
• Parent Reports
• Teacher training Resources
(knowlegeacademy.nwea.org, free
webinars, Quick Reference, and Spark community
etc.

3. Socrative
Student Engagement
• m.socrative.com
• Room number : 773257

4. MAP Understanding The
What and Why
• Measures of Academic Progress
• Purpose
Identifies instructional level of each student
Monitors academic growth
Adjust instruction to fit the instructional level of
the student
Engage students
Students understand what their scores mean and have
a target to shoot for on the next assessment

5. MAP is a
Norm & Criterion Reference Test
• A norm referenced test gives “%-ile” scores. A
criterion referenced test, like STAR, gives
levels of achievement
(advanced, proficient, basic, etc.) based on
actual skills a student has achieved, rather
than comparison to a group of other students.
• NWEA gives both.

6. Locating the Sweet Spot
• The test will continue adapting items, to find
the student’s “sweet spot”. It is the goal to get
to the point where students are 50% correct
and 50% incorrect.
• MAP gives teachers a more accurate
assessment of where students are
academically, especially for those students at
the extreme end of the scale.

7. What Is RIT
• RIT is the measurement used by the MAP testing
system
• Student scores are reported as a RIT, which is an
acronym for Rausch Instructional Unit.
• Map suggests looking at it as “Ready for
Instruction Today”
– Higher the student RIT Score the less growth you will
see
– Lower the student RIT Score the more room they have
to grow

8. RIT Scale
• The RIT scale is equal intervals
– A 3 point RIT growth represents the same growth
no matter where the student fall on the RIT scale
and no matter what grade they are in
Example : A RIT scale of 175 for a 3rd grader maybe the
same score for an 11th grader.

9. Student Expected Growth
• A student’s expected growth depends on what
RIT score they received. The higher the student is
on the RIT scale, the less growth you will see.
The lower they are, the more room they have to
grow.
• Example, you measure a 3rd graders physical
height in the doorway and measure an 11th
grader’s physical height. You expect the 3rd
grader to grow more because he/she has more
room to grow.

10. Normative RIT Values

11. Student Lockdown Browser

12. Teacher site

13. Classroom Reports
• Login
• https://detroitps-admin.mapnwea.org
• User Name and Password

14. ASG Report

15. Class Breakdown by Goal

16. DesCartes: A continuum of Learning
Instructional Resources

17. Projected Proficiency Summary Report

18. Teacher/Class Report

19. Teacher Activity

20. School-Wide Goal Setting

21. Setting Growth Goals
For All Students

22. Developing an Student Action Plan
• Goals without an action plan are just wishful
thinking
https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/cgicalculator/
Conditional Growth Index Calculator
https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/snc/
Norms School Calculator

24. Student Goal Setting Worksheet

25. Student Progress Report
For Parents

26. School Reports
• Administration
• School
Leadership
Team

27. Project Proficiency Report

28. Total School Growth Report

29. District Summary Report
by Goal Performance

30. Grade Report

31. Student Growth Summary Report

32. MAP Resources
Improving Academic Achievement

33. Testing Resumes
• STAR Testing April 2nd-16th
• MAP Testing April 28th –May 13th

34. Exit Ticket