Webinar
Relationships Between Poverty and School Performance
07.25.19
Description
An NWEA webinar by Dr. Andrew Hegedus, highlighting research on the relationships between poverty and school performance
Topics: Education research, Equity
Products: MAP Growth
Related Topics


Webinar
Using MAP Growth for gifted and talented service placement decisions
NWEA senior research scientist Scott Peters offers a thoughtful approach to using MAP Growth data to identify advanced learning opportunities for students that helps educators balance access, sensitivity, alignment, and cost in making these key placement decisions.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Equity
Products: MAP Growth


Podcast
The Continuing Educator | A more welcoming science classroom, with Megan Kuehl and Kim Baker
Kailey & Jacob are joined by two educators and NWEA content specialists who have thought a lot about how to improves student experiences in science. Kim Baker has been at NWEA for 13 years, and Megan Kuehl has been here for eight. We discuss challenging assumptions about the science classroom and unpack the notion that science is inherently impartial.
Topics: Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Professional learning, Science, Social emotional learning
Products: Professional Learning


Brief
Increasing Fluency in Middle School Readers
This study examines the effects of a newly developed fluency protocol on historically marginalized students in three Grade 6 classrooms in a large urban school district. The protocol was designed for ease of use and does not require that educators have prior knowledge of reading instruction.
Topics: Education research, Insights and reports, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy


Guide
Using MAP Growth for gifted and talented service placement decisions
This document offers guidance on how NWEAĀ® MAP Growth can help educators decide which students are ready for or would benefit from advanced learning opportunities, such as gifted and talented programs.
Topics: Assessment, Equity, Insights and reports
Products: MAP Growth


Brief
Elevating Math Scores: The Ongoing Success of MAP Accelerator
In this brief, discover how students who engaged with MAP Accelerator during the 2021-22 school year at the recommended dosage of 30+ minutes per week exceeded growth projections by 26% to 38%. In an additional a year-over year analysis, students were compared to themselves, and it was found that those who increased their usage of MAP Accelerator from the first year to the second year saw a corresponding improvement in their achievement growth.
Topics: Education research, Math
Products: MAP Accelerator


Fact Sheet
2022 norms for MAP Growth course-specific tests in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry
A 4-page document outlining the user norms for MAP Growth tests in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry. Includes details on how the user norms were developed, how user norms differ from national representative norms, and what years of data were used to craft them. Detailed charts are included that cover fall to winter, Fall to spring, and winter to spring norms.
Topics: Education research, Insights and reports, Leadership, Math
Products: MAP Growth


Guide
Jump-Start High Growth Instructional Strategies with MAP Growth
In this guide, see how MAP Growth data supports effective instructional strategies learned from schools generating extraordinary growth for kids across all grades and achievement levels.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Instructional strategy & resources
Products: MAP Growth