The link to sample questions for MAP is very useful. It's one of the reasons why I think the ceiling is too low for the test to be a useful benchmark for a GT kid.
Dottie, you are definitely right about the difference between average x-th graders and what GT parents think kids should be doing at that level. That's exactly why I think all of these grade levels and equivalents are so meaningless. My 4th grader has TONS left to learn, even in areas where she ceilings the test.
Really, my foray into all of this testing (SCAT, MAP, EXPLORE) was prompted by the desire to find a good benchmark test to measure DD's progress from year to year. We'll see if EXPLORE does the trick.
Is the EXPLORE more like the ACT and SAT in that those tests are really targeted for (and used by) the college-bound population?
