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MAP Reading Test 6-12

NWEA™ MAP® Growth™ Tests

MAP Growth 6+—Reading

Quick facts

Grade level 6–12
Assessment type Computer adaptive
Structure Cross-grade
Subjects Reading
Test time Untimed; approximately 45 minutes per subject
Norm study Nationally normed in 2015
Administration Students test at home; test is administered online
Technical requirements Internet connection and computer, iPad®, or Chromebook® (for complete requirements see Affordabletests.com)

 

What level student should take this test?

The MAP Reading Test 6-12 is designed for sixth through twelfth grade students.

What is a computer adaptive test?

A computer-adaptive test is an effective way to administer tests that adapt to a student’s performance level. The difficulty of the NWEA reading test tailors itself to the student’s performance. The first question in the test is directly correlated to the student’s current performance estimate (either their grade level or a previous MAP Growth test score). When a student answers correctly, they acquire a more challenging question. Similarly, erroneous responses are followed by simpler questions. After only a handful of questions, the NWEA MAP reading test difficulty is closely correlated to that of the student’s true performance level, and a reasonable estimate can be reported in the form of a RIT score.

What is assessed in the MAP Reading Test 6-12?

Literary Text: Key Ideas and Details

  • Draw Conclusions, Infer, Predict
  • Summarize; Analyze Themes, Characters, Events

Literary Text: Language, Craft, Structure

  • Figurative, Connotative Meanings; Tone
  • Point of View, Purpose, Perspective
  • Text Structures, Text Features

Informational Text: Key Ideas and Details

  • Draw Conclusions, Infer, Predict
  • Summarize; Analyze Central Ideas, Concepts and Events

Informational Text: Language, Craft, Structure

  • Point of View, Purpose, Perspective, Figurative and Rhetorical Language
  • Text Structures, Text Features

Vocabulary: Acquisition and Use

  • Context Clues
  • Word Relationships and Nuance
  • Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary

Results

How long will it take to receive results?

Clients who test on Monday and Tuesday receive their score reports on Friday of that week.

What is included in the score report?

Percentile rankings and ‘typical of,’ comparing the student’s performance to the norm groups (e.g., first grade, winter), showing how the student compares to their peers, and for what grade/season their performance is typical. Percentile rankings are not available beyond the spring of eleventh grade.

RIT scores for the reading test overall and for the subtopics. Used to track growth over time.

Learning statements, typically 10–15 pages of specific skills the student is ready to learn.

Estimated Lexile* an aid to choosing appropriately challenging reading material.

For further questions about the MAP Reading Test 6-12, contact our team today.