Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Ceiling effect on NWEA MAP math section?

As DS and DD had high scores and either soft or hard ceiling issues, their MAP 2-5 scores (both math & reading) in elementary school did not follow a linear path and sometimes looked stagnant and sometimes even dropped a bit through the many administrations. However, if you stepped back, you can see growth over time and their general places on the charts. Anyhow, all their first MAP 6+ scores were at least as high as their highest MAP 2-5 scores although both kids told me that the MAP 6+ (especially the math section) was different and much harder compared to the MAP 2-5.