How to Read an NWEA Report for Parents: �The Family Report and the Student Progress Report
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Introductions
HELLO! I am...
Jessica Lange Brar
Coordinator of Assessment and Evaluation
(510) 471-1100 x62612
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Today we will
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What is NWEA?
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Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) is a nonprofit organization that has created a set of assessments that are nationally normed, aligned to the Common Core Standards and given using the computer. We give this assessment in Reading, Language and Math three times each year to measure student growth towards the standards and compare that growth to other students in the nation (and world).
The assessments they take are called MAP Growth, and there is a K-2 and a 2-5 version. Students get a score called a RIT score (named after the researcher who created the scale). We expect students to grow a certain number of RIT points each time they take the assessment (September, January and May).
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What is the MAP Growth test?
It is a test that adapts to your child’s responses & measures your child’s skill level
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Why is your child taking the MAP Growth test?
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Why do we use NWEA?
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What is a RIT Score?
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What is a RIT Score?
The overall score for a subject based on a RASCH Unit (RIT) scale that indicates how well your student did in a subject
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What is a RIT Score?
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How do I read the reports?
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The Family Report
-As measured by the most recent MAP Growth test
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What do Achievement and Growth Mean?
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Achievement and Growth
Achievement: How well your student has learned skills in a subject compared to similar students nationwide. (similar grade, same number of weeks of instruction, and and same starting RIT score)
Growth: A measure of your child’s personal progress over the year Or over some other range like fall to winter and fall to fall.
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Let’s look at the sample student together to figure out his Achievement and Growth:
The Student Progress Report
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Goal Performance Areas for the Reading NWEA Test
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Goal Performance Areas for the Math NWEA Test
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Goal Performance Areas for the Language NWEA Test
Resources
The NWEA Family Toolkit:
The NWEA Blog: Tips on Test Readiness:
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THANK YOU!
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Please feel free to reach out with any further questions:
Jessica Lange Brar
Coordinator of Assessment & Evaluation,
(510) 471-1100 x62612