FAQ: MAP for Primary Grades
- What tests are included?
- How often can I test my students?
- Is student growth reported?
- What reports are available?
- Where do I find DesCartes for Primary Grades?
- What are the minimum technical requirements for administering MAP for Primary Grades?
- Is special equipment needed to implement these assessments?
- What kind of interactive technology is used in these assessments?
- What grades should be tested with these assessments?
What tests are included?
There are two Screening (diagnostic) tests developed for students at the earliest stages (particularly kindergarten) of learning reading and mathematics which measure the foundational skills of letter and number understanding.
There are ten Skills Checklist (diagnostic) Reading tests and twenty-eight Skills Checklist (diagnostic) Mathematics tests. These tests extend student assessment beyond the Screening tests and are used to inform instruction relative to the skills of phonological awareness, phonics, number sense, and computation.
There are four Survey with Goals (adaptive) tests available: two Reading and two Mathematics tests.
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The Screening and Skills Checklist (diagnostic) tests may be administered as often as is useful.
You may test your students three times a year using the Survey with Goals (adaptive) tests.
Back to topIs student growth reported?
Yes, administering both Reading survey with goals tests within a 28-day calendar period produces a combined test event that is used to measure growth. The same applies to both Mathematics survey with goals tests.
Back to topWhat reports are available?
The following reports are available for MAP for Primary Grades Survey with Goals tests:
- Teacher report
- Online Student Progress report
- Administrative reports including the Students Not Rostered, Students Not Assigned, and Students Not Tested reports
- Class by RIT and Class by Goal reports
- Class report
- Grade report
- School and District Summary reports
- School and District Growth Summary Reports
- Dynamic Reporting Suite of reports
The following reports are available online for the MAP for Primary Grades Screening and Skills Checklist tests:
- MAP for Primary Grades - Teacher Report
- MAP for Primary Grades - Sub-skill Performance Report
- MAP for Primary Grades - Student Report
Where do I find DesCartes for Primary Grades?
Instead of updating DesCartes, we've provided more detailed curriculum guidance tool called Primary Grades Instructional Data. You'll find it on our Reports site.
Back to topWhat are the minimum technical requirements for administering MAP for Primary Grades?
View the MAP for Primary Grades - Technical Requirements and Setup
Back to topIs special equipment needed to implement these assessments?
Yes, headphones and a sound card will be needed for each computer used for testing.
Back to topWhat kind of interactive technology is used in these assessments?
Interactive visuals and audio for beginning readers are among the interactive technologies that are used in the MAP for Primary Grades assessments. See Test Warm-up for more details.
Back to topWhat grades should be tested with these assessments?
Kindergarten, first and second grades are appropriate places to utilize these assessments. They may also be used for some pre-kindergarten students and at higher grades for evaluating specific needs for intervention.
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