MAP Growth Math case studies
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MAP Growth (Measures of Academic Progress Growth) is a computer-adaptive assessment published by NWEA, a K–12 assessment and research organization. It is not a credential or a certification exam; it is a growth and achievement measure used by schools and districts to inform instruction. The assessment covers Mathematics, Reading, Language Arts, and Science, and is offered to English- and Spanish-speaking students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Results are reported on the grade-level independent RIT scale, which supports measuring growth over time. The MAP Growth Math case studies are 5 cases and about 3,858 words.
1Scale Drawing Errors: Three Students, One Ratio
Okafor's Grade 7 class worked a scale-drawing problem: a map uses the scale 1.5 cm : 8 km, and two towns sit 12.75 cm apart on the map. She collected four responses.
772 words, about 4 min2Strong Decoding, Weak Inference: Choosing the Right Intervention
Jordan is a fourth grader reading a grade-level informational passage about how beaver dams change rivers. On a running record he read 118 words correct per minute with 97% accuracy; most errors fell on multisyllable words such as impoundment and sediment, and he self-corrected when the sentence stopped making sense.
735 words, about 4 min3Scoring an Argument Essay: Holistic Judgement vs. Trait Average
Delgado's Grade 8 class wrote arguments on whether their district should move middle school start times to 8:30. The team scores with a 4-point analytic rubric (claim and focus, evidence and elaboration, organization, conventions) and then assigns one holistic score.
747 words, about 4 min4Beans, Windowsills, and a Confounded Experiment
Sixth graders designed an investigation: does fertilizer affect bean plant height? Team A put four cups of planted beans on the classroom windowsill and watered them every other day with 50 mL of fertilizer solution.
792 words, about 4 min5Same Fall RIT, Three Different Instructional Needs
At a Grade 5 data meeting, the principal projects three students' fall-to-winter Math RIT scores. All three entered the fall at 203.
812 words, about 4 min