Because kids are destined to be tripped at certain point to have their MAP score, so the challenge can be a bit tricky. My DS9 just finished his end of 4th grade MAP tests in school (Reading:266, Math:261). He felt good in reading, but ran into an article about philosophy and could not understand it at all. He stumbled in math on something like 0.75 * sqrt(673) and according to him, none of the answers made sense. The system then teased him with a couple of super easy questions and made him quite upset throughout the test.
From a parent point of view, I like to see the unexpected so I can tell where the limits or weaklinks are. Prep for MAP or any non-college-bound archievement tests are not appropriate to me.
Last edited by erich; 04/20/12 12:10 PM.
