MAP testing tips and pointers
MAP testing is on the minds of many this time of year. What tips and/or pointers do you have for others after experiencing Winter MAP testing.
posted by Jenny @ 12/10/2007 08:37:00 AM
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Our MAP proctor made MAP TEST score cards for students to record their 1st and 2nd scores for Reading and Math onto. She's hoping this helps to encourage kids to increase their scores each time.
That is a great idea!
I think the 4th and 5th graders are doing great with the testing this year. I think giving kids time to learn how to test on the computer is key. They seem confident this year since they have had past experience.
OH - I do like the idea of a score card. The kids are always anxious to see if they have improved. What have you said to the kids that haven't improved?
At Colvin the students have a score card they bring with them. It has all their scores. DCA and Map. Teachers keep them on a ring. They refer to them when planning interventions as they can tell by looking at the scores what each student needs.
NWEA has a “Student Goal Setting Work Sheet” that you can print off from the Dynamic Reports on the NWEA MAP website. It has all the student score ranges and their Typical Growth score. You can run them for Spring to Spring or from Fall to Spring depending on when your students last took the test. The students bring the goal sheet with them and record their scores at the end of the test. The typical growth is for the year not just between the two tests. Our kids celebrate any growth. Those students that do not make any growth discuss with their teachers what kinds of things they are going to do to make growth for the spring assessment. The kids are really excited to see how well they have done and it is a great motivator.
Our 4th and 5th graders are getting much better at using their laptops for these. I am pleased.
Next year we plan on testing all the 4th and 5th graders in the fall along with the 3rd graders. It will make it much easier to access and use the data (to much mobility) as well as give us fresh data. Students will also have the experience to start the year off and record their current information to compare for growth.
I agree about testing all 4th and 5th graders in the fall. I had to create my own charts with last spring's scores for teachers. While this is doable, it takes a little time to get it set up. I used an export from Schoolnet. I like the score card idea and the idea of teachers keeping these cards on a ring.
The kids are always interested in knowing what their previous score was. My concern has been unreliable machines. We test on laptops with back to back classes. Even though I have back up batteries for 2/3rds of the laptops I have to really hustle to keep the machines powered with the 2nd morning session of students. This can't help their concentration.
We are on a cart also. I am having to charge the computers during the 40 minute lunch to get a full day of testing out of them. It is not the ideal situation, but we make it work!
I like the idea of the score card but use the student goals sheet with our students. I would like to hear of ideas of not having a proctor when you take the test. As STS- I am up in my room teaching and I do get concerned about this! Testing went well and the teachers liked testing students in the fall. The data helped drive instruction from the begining of the year!
We test during specials and "strongly encourage" the teachers to stay with their kids while they test. Even if the teachers don't stay, we have the specials teachers to help with giving the test so the proctor isn't overwhelmed (we test two classes at once - one on the computer lab desktops, one on mobile laptops). Many teachers do choose to stay as an extra motivation to their students and they have said that it gives them a much more insight than just seeing a rit score.
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