Research report
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
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
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.
By: Jing Chen, Mary Ann Simpson
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
Simulation study for evaluating MAP Growth item pools with grade-level constraints
This simulation study examines the measurement precision, item exposure rates, and the depth of the MAP Growth item pools under various grade-level restrictions.