Explore this interactive map to learn more about some NWEA research partnerships.
The learning curve: Revisiting the assumption of linear growth across the school year
Important educational policy decisions, like whether to shorten or extend the school year, often assume that growth in achievement is linear through the school year. This research examines this untested assumption using data from seven million students in kindergarten through 8th grade across the fall, winter, and spring of the 2016-17 school year.
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
Homeschooling during the coronavirus will set back a generation of children
Long breaks are damaging. Virtual learning is erratic. The stakes are high.
The Washington Post (2020, March 27)
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
How can leaders in education better understand and address opportunity gaps in course-taking? District administrators in Gresham-Barlow School District (GBSD), just outside Portland, Oregon, took a data-driven approach.
Topics: Empowering educators, Equity, High school
ELLs on the cusp: Should we reclassify?
This article explores the complexities teachers face in determining when English Learner students near the proficiency threshold should be reclassified, and provides important recent research findings to help guide the decision-making process.
Topics: Equity, English Language Learners
The impact of test-taking disengagement on item content representation
Rapid-guessing can distort test scores and adversely affect measurement. New research shows how disengaged responses can also distort content representation.
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Innovations in reporting & assessment, School & test engagement
Equating WCPM scores across passages of MAP Reading Fluency
NWEA equated words-correct-per-minute (WCPM) scores from oral reading passages included in the NWEA MAP Reading Fluency assessment.
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
