Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Teachers MAP test discussion

I saw this thread on teachers.net and thought some of you may be interested. Glad to see the MAP tests are getting some teachers to teach at the students' readiness levels instead of just their grade levels.
http://teachers.net/states/sc/topic802/1.02.10.20.13.31.html

> For example, I teach 5th ELA and I have some students with high scores in
> the 240's. Well, in order for them to show growth on MAP, I
> have to teach the skills under Des Cartes for this RIT range
> which correlates to 8th grade SC standards. Students will
> not be tested on this on PASS. If you cross check Des Cartes
> and standards for your grade level for reading and math, you
> will see that they aren't aligned.

That is exciting Inky!

There was recently a discussion of MAP on a YSP elist. Some of the parents said that their schools did use the MAP test and modify the child's curriculum based on the Des Cartes, to wonderful results. Some said that the test was given, and it did help with advocacy, but that the teachers were very confused by the RIT levels. Some said that their children spent 3 hours or more on the math test - and some said that didn't happen because the test started where the child left off last time the test was given. One said that the teacher told the children to just stop if the test was going on 'too long.'

Smiles,
Grinity