Research report
MAP Growth Kā2 item fit analysis study
The purpose of this study is to examine the fit of MAP Growth Kā2 items involved in a scale alignment study conducted by NWEA to realign the scales underlying the MAP Growth Kā2 and MAP Growth 2ā5 Reading and Mathematics tests.
By: Wei He
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Item response theory
Achievement and growth norms for course-specific MAP Growth Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 tests
This report describes the norming procedures used to produce the user norms for the course-specific MAP Growth Mathematics tests in Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2.
By: Yeow Meng Thum, Wei He
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: Measurement & scaling
Simulation study for evaluating MAP Growth item pools with grade-level constraints
This simulation study examines the measurement precision, item exposure rates, and the depth of the MAP Growth item pools under various grade-level restrictions.
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
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
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
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