What is NWEA MAP testing?
AMS has partnered with Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and implemented an assessment tool that promotes student learning and motivation, program evaluation, and accountability. NWEA’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) are computerized adaptive tests that assess each student’s current level of academic performance in Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics. When a student takes a MAP test, the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answers all the previous questions. The adaptive nature of the test essentially personalizes the test to each student. As a result, every student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing. At the end of the test, the final score is an estimate of the student’s achievement level. For more information on resources for parents, please access the Parent Toolkit at http://www.nwea.org Three times per year – in September, January and May – all AMS students take the MAP assessment to determine
