NWEA MAP & Data Wall Basics NWEA Web-Based Platform

Ashleigh Blikre

Data Support Coordinator November 2014

How Do Data Help Teachers…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgrfiPvwDBw

When viewing assessment data…

Growth

How did our students do compared to their previous test?

What patterns do you see?

Attainment

How did our students do compared to other students

(NORM)?

Another word for NORM Minimum

What 2 tools do I need to know if my class and students

are scoring at the NORM?

Normative Reference Sheet

Grade Report

NWEA MAP Assessment Basics

MAP Measures of Academic Progress

52 Questions

Not Timed!

No students test is the same…

Question answered right next question will be harder.

Question answered wrong next question will be easier.

MAP RIT score is based on the level of difficulty of the

questions answered correctly.

What is a RIT Score?

Rasch unIT RIT

Uses individual item difficulty values to estimate student achievement Reflects the instructional level the student is

currently performing

Equal-interval scale; SAME meaning regardless of grade level or age

This will be demonstrated in the Data Wall Activity.

Measures how "tall" a student is on the curriculum scale

• Shows students’ detailed & summary test data by grade for a selected term so you can set goals & adjust instruction.

• Principals, counselors, teachers, instructional coaches

• 2 Report Views

•By Goal Descriptors

•By Goal RIT Ranges

More Teacher Report Parts…

Test Duration

Mean

Standard Deviation

DesCartes Guide

SHORT Test Duration

• Did the student guess? Did the student actually apply themselves?

• Student may need to be retested.

• May show you why a test has been invalidated (grayed-out).

Test Duration

•The time a

student took on

a test.

•Useful in

determining the

circumstances

of the test

result

1

2

3 4

1 – AVERAGE RIT score of students in this grade for this subject.

Grade 10, Mathematics

2 – Reflects the range of scores and achievement within this

group/grade, with variability of RIT scores within the group.

Quick Reference: 6/15, NORM

3 – As a grade, on any given day they would score within that range.

4 – Reflects academic diversity of the students in each goal area.

Standard Deviation ‘How can you use MAP to teach/set up lesson plans?’

High Standard Deviations The more students are different, wide variety of academic ability

Consider Differentiated Instruction

Low Standard Deviations The more students are alike, small variety of academic ability

Whole group instruction is likely appropriate

Standard Deviation Groups: 0 – 10: Whole Group Instruction

10.1 – 14: Teacher’s Choice

14+: Differentiated Instruction

DesCartes Guide Helps guide instruction based on reports from

an NWEA computerized Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment.

DesCartes enhances a teacher's ability to provide targeted instruction for individual students or groups of students.

73%, 50%, 27% Focus on 50% column – note what you think that

child is successful with

Highlight areas that need more emphasis

DesCartes Access – 2 ways Left-hand side, under Data-Tools

Left-hand side, under Instructional Resources, choose Class by RIT report Show in next few slides

“The big benefit to

students is how MAP

helps teachers learn how

to differentiate instruction.

There’s no better tool for

teachers than DesCartes.

We know right away

where to start

teaching.” Jana Beth Slibeck-Francis, Director

of Assessment, Research and

Development Daviess County, KY

Class by RIT Report – Class Breakdown

Instructional Resources – Class by RIT

Parameters: School, Term, Teacher, and Class

To break report down further, click on MATH

NORM: 234.5

What is a Data Wall?

A means to look at past & present performance. Trend identifier

A way to plan future assistance for students. (RtI)

A method to collaborate with colleagues about: What is working for students? What isn’t working for students? What should we try?

Why are Data Walls important?

They allow us to ....

Easily identify specific areas of student need.

By subject, by strand

Collaborate with colleagues

Share our success with team members and/or the school’s faculty.

What are strategies are you using?

Foster mutual responsibility for student success. Scores = evidence

Why should we use Data Walls?

They help us to ..........

Better understand the individual student.

Stand back and look at the BIG PICTURE.

MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT (RtI)

What DATA do you want? Subject area: Reading, Math, Language, Science

Do you want more than one subject?

Student RIT (NWEA) fall, winter, spring 1 year or multiple years

Student Identifiers

name, initials, ID number

Grade or Color coded post-it

Do you need a key?

Special Coding

IEP, Title 1, State Assessment

It is important to remember…

The data wall is not created for the purpose of impressing other teachers, the principal or the superintendent.

It is a vehicle to share information with your colleagues.

It is a means to collaborate and share best practices.

Data walls are not for public eye. No students or parents should see the data wall. Store it in a safe/secure place.

Constructing A Good Data Wall

NWEA: RIT Ranges

151-160 161-170 171-180 181-190 191-200 201-210 211-220

Data Wall Legend

Data Wall

Create Post-Its

Student’s Name

Subject (upper right corner)

Math = M

Reading = R

Overall RIT Scores

S14: Spring 14 RIT

Next Steps?

F14: Fall 14 RIT

W14: Winter 14 RIT

S15: Spring 15 RIT

Circles: Space for RIT score

difference between test terms

Grade 9: Pink

Grade 10: Yellow

Grade 11: Orange

Grade 12: Blue

Name

S14:

F14: 174

W14: 178

S15:

M

+4

Next Steps

Storing the data wall…

Not for public eyes

3 more dates to be set up with NESC

Schedule these ASAP!

Possible Tasks before NESC early-out session

Spring 2014 RIT Scores

Winter 2014 RIT Scores – if applicable

Enter data wall into Excel

Resources

NWEA MAP Web-Based Login for Reports

https://www.nwea.org/

Click on Logins, then Web-Based MAP Login

NWEA Spark Community

http://community.nwea.org/

NWEA MAP Essentials

https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/mapessentials

NESC Data, Data, Data

http://www.nesc.k12.nd.us/resources/data-data-data/

- Evaluations

- Questions/Comments