MAP Growth study guide
MAP Growth · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
MAP Growth is a computer-adaptive K–12 assessment from NWEA, delivered through the MAP Suite. It measures academic growth and achievement across Mathematics, Reading, Language Arts, and Science for both English- and Spanish-speaking students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools and districts use it as a universal screener for RTI, MTSS, and similar models, to place students into programs, to guide instruction, to track growth on the grade-level-independent RIT scale, and to predict performance on state tests, the ACT, or the SAT. NWEA describes the suite as serving more than 13 million students across tens of thousands of schools and thousands of districts in 146 countries. The MAP Growth study guide has 4 sections and about 1,174 words.
01MAP Growth Mathematics
MAP Growth Mathematics is an adaptive assessment: item difficulty changes after each response, and the reported score is a RIT value on an equal-interval scale, not a percentage or grade-level label. Items cover number and operations, algebra, geometry and measurement, and data analysis/probability, with emphasis on multistep problem solving and modeling.
310 words, about 2 min02MAP Growth Reading
MAP Growth Reading measures comprehension of literary and informational text, vocabulary acquisition and use, and analysis of craft and structure. The test is adaptive and reports a RIT score; it is untimed, so the goal is to read closely rather than rush.
280 words, about 1 min03MAP Growth Language Arts
MAP Growth Language Arts focuses on standard written English, revision, and the control of language in context. Expect items on grammar and usage, punctuation, sentence structure, pronoun reference, subject-verb agreement, capitalization, and the organization of short texts.
288 words, about 1 min04MAP Growth Science
MAP Growth Science assesses science practices and core ideas in life, physical, and Earth/space science. Items ask students to interpret data, identify variables, use models, and explain systems rather than simply recall isolated facts.
296 words, about 1 min