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 [...]

All students in all classes took the spring 2009 MAP test today. It’s a good way to measure progress from the beginning of the year, but it does take one day of class time. Then again, nothing’s free.
After completing the test, students worked on their individual projects: first period, the newsletter for The Giver; fourth [...]

First period completed a second round of MAP testing. We were unable to do anything else today.
Second period began the Odyssey. We looked at elements of the epic form and discussed the background to the Odyssey.
Fourth and sixth periods worked on creating “Works Cited” pages.
Homework

First period: none
Second period:

vocabulary work;
study for quiz.

Fourth period: create “Works Cited” [...]

All classes had MAP testing.
The MAP test is an adaptive test produced by the Northwest Evaluation Association. According to NWEA’s web site,
The assessment itself is unique in that it adapts to the student’s ability, accurately measuring what a child knows and needs to learn. In addition, MAP tests measure academic growth over time, independent of [...]