We can all agree that students are a key stakeholder in their own education. When they are involved in the assessment process and in their… More
Since growth is a vital gauge of student progress, it’s crucial to estimate it as accurately as possible. To estimate growth well and provide actionable… More
At its core, education is about the teaching and learning process. How do we teach the necessary literacies, content knowledge, critical thinking skills, ethics, and… More
Since the very first county fair, assessment has been the key to communicating success. Let your mind wander a bit to imagine the smell of… More
The MAP® test is a growth assessment given to K–12 students that provides data to help teachers teach, students learn, and administrators lead. As students… More
We’ve blogged consistently on student assessment, most notably interim assessments like MAP® and MAP for Primary Grades (MPG), and formative assessment for day-to-day and minute-to-minute… More
The idea of “assessment fog” made me smile. John McCarthy titled his Edutopia blog post with it – 3 Guidelines to Eliminating Assessment Fog. When… More
As a young student, I hated standardized tests, or any multiple-choice tests for that matter! In my mind, I could usually justify why several answers… More
We were pleased to recently learn that MAP® received the 2016 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning Magazine. For 34 years, Tech & Learning… More
As we’ve all been taught, to dive safely into a swimming pool you must first be sure that the water is deep enough to extend… More
Measuring student growth is a crucial part of an educator’s role, and the stability of a measurement scale over time is necessary in order to… More
As school gets back underway and students get into their groove, teachers begin to think about winter testing. Many schools administer the Measures of Academic… More
