MAP for Mathematics with Spanish Audio

Overview

NWEA is improving the assessment of native Spanish-speaking students by providing Spanish voice translations for MAP Mathematics tests.  Students view test questions in English and hear the questions read to them in formal (Castilian) Spanish.

NWEA Mathematics with Spanish Audio tests include both comprehensive survey with goals and basic survey tests. Both tests align to a common goal structure used in all states.

These audio tests require computer test stations to be equipped with sound cards and headphones.

Features

• Mathematics with Spanish Audio tests align to a common goal structure used in all states.
• Mathematics items are verbally translated into formal (Castilian) Spanish.
• NWEA provides a set of student instructions in both Spanish and English.
• No additional training is needed by districts currently using NWEA MAP assessments to administer Mathematics with Spanish Audio.
• View Mathematics with Spanish Audio goal structures.

Practical Application

The NWEA Mathematics with Spanish Audio tests are extremely easy to use. A sound icon appears on the screen for any test item that has a sound file attached to it. Students simply click on this icon if they wish to hear the test item read to them in Spanish. NWEA also provides a set of student instructions (in Spanish and in English).

When a student presses the sound icon, the question is read in Spanish and only the words in the answers are read (no numbers or symbols are read). No additional training is needed by districts currently using NWEA MAP to administer the Spanish versions of the Math tests.

FAQ

What tests are included in the Mathematics with Spanish Audio package?

Mathematics with Spanish audio goals survey 2-5 NWEA

Mathematics with Spanish audio goals survey 6+ NWEA

Mathematics with Spanish audio survey 2-5 NWEA

Mathematics with Spanish audio survey 6+ NWEA

What are the technical specifications needed to implement Mathematics with Spanish Audio?

Sound cards and headphones are needed for each computer used to deliver tests to the students.

125x4 = 500 MB of additional disk space is required for the four Mathematics with Spanish Audio sound files.

Sound files are sent on a separate CD which are loaded onto your server, not on individual student machines.

The sound files need to be copied from the CD after the Mathematics with Spanish Audio tests have be loaded or re-downloaded.

Why are the sound files sent separately?

The files are very large and take considerable time to download. Sending them on a CD enables you to quickly copy them into the appropriate test folders.

What goal area structures are measured with Mathematics with Spanish Audio?

View Mathematics with Spanish Audio goal structures.