MAP Growth


The report documents the process NWEA followed to determine and validate the cut scores for fall, winter, and spring that can be used to identify students in Grades Kā8 who have severe learning difficulties and need intensive intervention in reading and mathematics.
By: Wei He, Patrick Meyer
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Guidance


This report presents the results of a mode comparability study conducted through simulations to evaluate how scores from MAP Growth administered on the constraint-based engine (CBE) compare to those administered on the current MAP Growth engine known as COLO.
By: Ann Hu, Patrick Meyer, May Chien
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Test design


Spanish MAP Growth Reading technical report
This technical report documents the processes and procedures employed by NWEA to build and support the Spanish MAP Growth Reading assessment.
By: Shudong Wang, Patrick Meyer, Carmen Hall, Teresa Krastel, Adam Withycombe
Products: MAP Growth, MAP Spanish
Topics: Test design, Assessments in Spanish, Computer adaptive testing


This report presents the results of a mode comparability study conducted based on empirical data to evaluate how scores from MAP Growth administered on the constraint-based engine (CBE) compare to those administered on the current MAP Growth engine known as COLO.
By: Patrick Meyer, Emily Bo
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Measurement & scaling, Test design


Calibration of Spanish MAP Growth Math tests
The calibration study was conducted to investigate the consequences of replacing the English MAP Growth Mathematics item parameters with the Spanish mathematics item parameters.
By: Shudong Wang, Xueming (Sylvia) Li
Products: MAP Growth, MAP Spanish


MAP Growth K-2 item fit analysis study: A follow-up study
This is a follow-up analysis to the May 2019 item fit analysis study to evaluate the fit of the items whose item difficulties were adjusted in the more recent 2020 follow-up scale alignment study.
By: Wei He
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Item response theory


Achievement and growth norms for course-specific MAP Growth Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 tests
This report describes the norming procedures used to produce the user norms for the course-specific MAP Growth Mathematics tests in Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2.
By: Yeow Meng Thum, Wei He
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Measurement & scaling