Middle School MAP Survey--6th grade team

Please take a few minutes at the beginning of the presentation to complete the following survey about MAP data.


  1. Do you know how to view your classes' MAP scores in PowerTeacher?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know how to access individual historical scores (overall RIT scores and Goal Strand RIT scores) in PowerTeacher? (See examples below.)

    Yes
    No


  1. Do you understand the term "Lexile"?
    Yes
    No


  1. Can you interpret the performance vs. expectations chart found in PowerTeacher? (See example below.)

    Yes
    No


  1. Can you interpret this chart found in PowerTeacher?

    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know how to interpret this chart found in PowerTeacher?

    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know what the MAP Percentile score means?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know that you can find KCA information on PowerTeacher?
    Yes
    No


  1. How is student performance broken down on the state math assessment in PowerTeacher?
    By indicator description
    By indicator number
    What do you mean there's state assessment performance in PowerTeacher?!


  1. What additional student performance data can be found in PowerTeacher?
    Historical grades (English, reading, math)
    KCA historical performances
    What do you mean there's student performance data in PowerTeacher?!


  1. When do MAP performance scores appear in PowerTeacher?
    Immediately
    Every Monday after a test
    About a week after the end of the testing window
    What do you mean there's MAP performance scores in PowerTeacher?!


  1. Do you know how to login to the NWEA reports website?
    Yes
    No


  1. Should you change your NWEA Reports site login (username or password)?
    Yes
    No


  1. What is the growth indicator: the RIT score or the percentile score?
    RIT score
    Percentile score


  1. How should you share MAP data with parents?
    Explain the student scores at Parent-Teacher conferences.
    Send home the progress report.
    Explain the student scores at IEP meetings.
    We should not share MAP scores with parents.


  1. Should you use the Class by Subject report in your building?

    Yes
    No


  1. How can you use the student goal setting worksheet?
    To assign a grade for MAP testing.
    To define a learning target with a student.
    To challenge a student to focus on developing assessed skills.
    To inform students about their performance on the MAP test.


  1. Where can you find the skill sets associated with RIT bands?
    DesCartes
    Class by RIT report link
    Alicia has them.


  1. What is Descartes?
    A continuum of skills that are tied to student RIT goal strand scores.
    A continuum of skills that are tied to the Kansas Assessment.
    An item that doesn't come before DeHorse.


  1. What is the limitation of the Class by RIT report?
    Only teachers assigned to students in PowerSchool for math or reading can run this report.
    The Class by RIT report must have under 50 students assigned per class to process.
    There are no limitations.