Yeah, I've been pretty disturbed by complete lack of growth in DD's MAP scores, over periods of years...
That said, IIRC the expected growth decreases as you go up in grade level too. So I've wondered if you should use the expected growth for the grade level or the expected growth for the grade level that coincides with the test scores.
That probably wasn't too clear. A completely made-up example... if a child scores 220, and expected growth for their grade is 10 RIT levels, but expected growth for a grade where the mean is 220 is 5 RIT levels, which do you use?
kcab, when I look at my daughter's scores from Spring to Fall I see what you mean. She had a RIT growth of 8 in reading and 4 in math.
It doesn't look too impressive when compared to the 5 point difference in reading and 6 point difference in math between end of year K median and beginning of year 1st grade median. It is impressive in comparison to an end of year 2nd grade median of 190 and 3rd grade beginning of year median of 192 (reading). Also when compared to an end of year 1st grade median of 178 and beginning year 2nd grade median of 179 (math).
Comparing to the expected growth for the grade level that coincides with the test scores makes more sense with what we saw.
