Personalizing instruction takes commitment and planning, but the potential rewards are worth it. There are proven practices that can streamline the process while still generating remarkable results.

A brief overview of MAP Growth by the numbers.

Turn learning evidence into instructional action
Activate MAP® Reading Fluency™ with professional learning around using your assessment data to gain a more holistic view of early readers’ abilities and how to target instruction that is just right for each student and track learning progress.

Turn learning evidence into instructional action
Activate MAP® Growth™ with professional learning experiences that build basic product-use capacity, hone assessment literacy, improve goal setting and responsive instructional planning, and build deeper data competency.

NWEA® continually refines the methodologies used to generate our norms so they remain statistically rigorous as well as accurate and relevant. This 2025 update is essential to account for changes in US student demographics, postpandemic shifts in student performance, and the item-selection algorithm in the newly enhanced version of MAP® Growth™.

MAP® Growth™ norms are among the most robust and trusted in K–12 education, thanks to the rigor, transparency, and scale behind their development. Here are five research-driven benefits to remember.

MAP® Growth™ norms are one of our most critical assets in helping partners make sense of student performance and progress. They offer a national frame of reference that allows educators to answer these frequently asked key questions.