NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Math

Expected Student Growth Trajectories

280 270 260

Gr 1

Gr 2

Gr 3

Gr 4

Gr 5

Gr 6

Gr 7

Gr 8 >10

280
98%
95%

270 260

7 250 5 240 4 230 3 220 210 200 3 190 2 180 170 160 150
98 % 95 % 80 % 50 % 20 %

9 >9 8 >9 9 >

80%

5 5 4 4

65%
50%

250 240 230

6 5 4 5

3 4 3 4 3 4

MAP Score (RIT)

3 2 3 2

210 200 190

2 180 170 160 150 Gr 9 Gr 10 140

140
0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7

6.3 7 7.67 8.33 9 9.67 10.33 11 11.67 6.0 6.67 7.33 8 8.67 9.33 10 10.67 11.33

Grade (X.0 = fall benchmark, X.33 = winter benchmark; X.67 = spring benchmark)
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NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Math Expected Student Growth Trajectories

Valid range*

20%

220

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NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Math Expected Student Growth Trajectories
Expected student trajectories, as estimated by NWEA (2008) are shown as continuous lines. Lines of constant percentile in NWEA national sample are shown as dashed. Bold values indicate, for a given trajectory, number of sequential benchmarks within each 10-point Descartes interval. Error bars represent 95% uncertainty interval (+/- 2 S.E.M.) for individual student test scores of a student whose scores follow one of the student trajectories (assuming S.E.M is 3.1 points). Profile for a student with a constant 75% chance of passing the Washington state math assessment is shown as thick gray line. Sources: NWEA Complete Norms 2008; NWEA Washington 2011 Alignment Study. NWEA Technical Report 2003. *Validity range: Outside of this range the minimum SEM for individual test scores increases rapidly. Within this range, the mininmum S.E.M is between 3.1 and 4 RIT points (See page 60 of the 2003 NWEA Tachnical Report.)
NWEA Alignment Study1.ods [Expected Growth] NWEA App\For Parents\MAP Student Trajectories.pdf