Whether you’re an educator or family member, learn more about assessment—including the MAP® Suite—and the data it provides to ensure all students have a clear path for growth. Resources for every experience level help you stay informed throughout the year.
Question: How do we use NWEA norms to identify student performance and growth goals around meeting state proficiency standards? Answer: Simply put, we can’t. NWEA performance and growth norms …
Author: Michael Dahlin, NWEA
Topics: Research, Assessment
This is the second post in a series of blogs about how MAP assessments are aligned to content standards. This post was authored by NWEA content specialists Eric Dombrowik, Alane Ferland, and Roy …
Author: Andrew Hegedus, NWEA
Topics: Assessment
Welcome to the third post in a series of entries about how MAP assessments are aligned to content standards. Previous posts in the series discussed how we ensure test items align to …
Recently, we published a paper by Dr. Cindy Jiban, titled Early Childhood Assessment: Implementing Effective Practice. If you are an early childhood educator, specialist or administrator, I highly …
Author: Jennifer Knestrick, NWEA
Earlier this month, I kicked off a series of articles on Early Childhood Assessment, reflecting on some of the core concepts from a white paper recently published by Dr. Cindy …
This is the third article in a series on Early Childhood Assessment. In this series, I’m exploring the core concepts from a white paper recently published by Dr. Cindy Jiban. You can find the …
This is the fifth and final article in a series on assessment best practices and planning for the early elementary grades (pre-K–3). In this series, I’m exploring the core concepts from a white …
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