Research report


Understanding the initial educational impacts of COVID-19 on communities of color
This report examines the academic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) students, with the goal of documenting achievement trends to provide leaders and policymakers with evidence to guide action to address educational inequities for BIPOC students.
By: Megan Kuhfeld, Erik Ruzek, Karyn Lewis, James Soland, Angela Johnson, Beth Tarasawa, Lindsay Dworkin
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools


A comparison of item parameter estimates in Pychometrik and the existing item calibration tool
This study evaluates the performance of Pychometrik, a new item calibration tool, against the existing tool for MAP Growth.
By: Wei He, Patrick Meyer, Russ Grandgeorge, Emily Bo
Topics: Item response theory


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