Guide
Science Item Task Teacher Resource
A preview of what students will encounter in NWEA assessments and other high-quality assessments for multidimensional science standards in the coming years.
Topics: Assessment, Science
Products: MAP Science
Brief
Explaining the Alignment of an Item to a Multidimensional Standard
Overview of how NWEA Science Content Specialists align items to multidimensional standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards.
Topics: Assessment, Science
Products: MAP Science
Case Study
NWEA Partnership Spotlight: Bolstering whole-child education alongside NewSchools Venture Fund
Researchers from NWEA partnered with NewSchools Venture FundĀ to explore the relationship between school culture and climate, social and emotional learning, and academic achievement. Learn more about this innovative research partnership.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Equity, Leadership, Social emotional learning
Products: MAP Growth
Case Study
Funded by Microsoftās AI for Accessibility Grant, NWEA joined with Perkins Access, Governor Morehead School, and Sonja Steinbach, a math educator who works with students with vision disabilities. Together, they embarked on a unique research partnership to make middle school mathematics assessments more accessible for students with vision impairments.
Topics: Accessibility, Assessment, Education research, Equity, Math
Case Study
Learning from districtsā COVID recovery interventions alongside AIR and Harvard University
In the wake of instructional challenges faced over the past two school years, NWEA, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Center for Education Policy and Research (CEPR) at Harvard University have partnered with a coalition of large school districts across the country to help determine which COVID recovery interventions are working and to what extent.
Topics: Assessment, Early learning, Education research, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Math, Professional learning
Fact Sheet
Fall 2022 Data Release Fact Sheet
This study continues NWEA research into how COVID-19 has affected student learning. It builds on previous research showing achievement levels dropping drastically over the 2020ā21 school year, then beginning to rebound in the 2021ā22 school year when achievement gains mirrored pre-pandemic trends.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Literacy, Math, Policy & advocacy
Case Study
Trustworthy insights spur a groundbreaking teaching model in Dayton Public Schools
See how an Ohio district was able to transform test results through investing in teacher data literacy for children K-3 who experienced extreme learning loss during COVID-19.
Topics: Assessment, Early learning, Insights and reports, Leadership, Literacy, Math
Products: MAP Growth