All classes completed the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test today.

The MAP test is an adaptable academic test intended to determine where, on a nationally-normed scale, a student’s present academic abilities lie. It is not a test of potential; it is a test of current understanding.

Northwest Evaluation Association, the developers of the MAP assessment, explain it thus:

Created by educators for educators, MAP assessments provide detailed, actionable data about where each child is on their unique learning path. Because student engagement is essential to any testing experience, NWEA works with educators to create test items that interest children and help to capture detail about what they know and what they’re ready to learn. It’s information teachers can use in the classroom to help every child, every day.  (NEA Website)

Teachers in Greenville County generally use the MAP data to measure yearly progress and determine individual needs.

Homework

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