Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Inflated MAP scores??

You add up the two original scores you got and then take the average to get your true score. So her reading is a 197 and her math 191. Her math is a end of second and reading begining third from what I see. I have had a lot of help from others on here with my own dd's scores.

Where do you find the grade equivalents from based on the scores?

From parents whose children have taken these tests do you find it is reflective of their capabilities? To me it just seems to say she can take a test fairly well. I can't imagine she could have answered many of those questions if they weren't multiple choice.

Here is a link to a chart:

http://www.colleton.k12.sc.us/fhe/RIT_to_Percentile_Conversion_Chart.pdf


I will say when my dd was tested through the Saturday gifted program, I was shocked at how high her math was. I always knew she was a good reader, but would have never guessed she was so high in math. I think they can really surprise you sometimes.

By nature, it's impossible to know when a score is "inflated." However, the number of means by which one can get an inflated score are generally limited to either guessing or cheating. Cheating can be difficult if the room is monitored properly and few students will ever be "lucky" with their guessing.

On the other hand, any number of things can deflate a score. Fatigue, hunger, anger, boredom, or distraction can all have negative impacts on a student's performance. It is more likely that a score that doesn�t reflect a student�s true ability will be deflated than inflated.