8. Moving students to higher MAP tests

Generally, as students move through BPS they are given the MAP assessment that reflects their grade level. NWEA has three levels of tests for each subject area.  In order of most primary to most difficult, the levels are:

  • Primary
  • 2-5
  • 6+

Sometimes student achievement level creates the question of whether it may be more appropriate to move a student up to a higher version of the MAP assessment.  When considering whether to move a student from the test recommended for their grade level to a higher version of MAP, a four-point criteria should first be considered:

  1. (For movement from MAP Primary to MAP 2-5), is the student an independent reader, capable of reading short passages fluently and making sense of what they read?
  2. Is the student consistently scoring (at least two prior testing seasons) high test scores that are at the 95th percentile or better?
  3. Has the student been exposed to some of the content that will be measured on the higher MAP test?
  4. Is the classroom teacher comfortable with the idea of assessing the student at a higher level than the rest of the class?

See also LOS Selection and Topping Out the Test chapters (located in the table of contents in the right margin of this page).