Achievement and Growth Norms for Course-Specific MAP® Growth™ Tests

A series of course-specific MAP Growth Mathematics and Science subject tests were released successively starting in August 2017 to replace the older NWEA End-of-Course (EOC) tests. Different from the prior NWEA EOC tests taken only at the end of a course, these course-specific tests can be administe...

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Published inNWEA
Main Author He, Wei
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published NWEA 01.12.2022
Subjects
Achievement Gains
Achievement Tests
Algebra
Biology
Correlation
Geometry
High School Students
Longitudinal Studies
Mathematics Tests
Middle School Students
Norms
Science Achievement
Science Tests
Scores
Trend Analysis
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Summary:A series of course-specific MAP Growth Mathematics and Science subject tests were released successively starting in August 2017 to replace the older NWEA End-of-Course (EOC) tests. Different from the prior NWEA EOC tests taken only at the end of a course, these course-specific tests can be administered multiple times throughout the school year, typically in the fall, winter, and spring, allowing for student growth to be evaluated in a content area over the duration of a course. This report documents the procedure used to produce the achievement and growth user norms for a series of the course-specific MAP® Growth™ subject tests, including Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, Integrated Math III, and Biology/Life Science. Among these tests, Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, Integrated Math III, and Biology/Life Science were the first time to have their norms available. For both achievement and growth norms, the percentile ranks corresponding to a student's achievement and observed academic growth between terms relative to their academic peers were developed. The percentile rank is a normative statistic that indicates how well a student performed or grew in comparison to their peers in the norm group. The achievement norms cover three terms (fall, winter, and spring), and the growth norms cover fall-to-winter, winter-to-spring, and fall-to-spring growth.