Research report
Achievement and growth norms for course-specific MAP Growth Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 tests
July 2019
By: Yeow Meng Thum, Wei He
Description
This report describes the norming procedures used to produce the user normsāincluding fall, winter, and spring achievement and fall-to-spring growth normsāfor the course-specific MAP Growth Mathematics tests in Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. Specifically, the norming procedures include the selection of a norming sample and the use of a model-based approach (i.e., a multivariate true score model that factors out known imprecision of scores) to generate the norms. This report also provides snapshots and an explanation of the resulting achievement and growth norms.
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