The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has launched a new iPad app, called MAP Testing, that is designed to let students use a touchscreen to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and MAP ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT The assessment of curriculum outcomes is an essential element for continuous academic improvement. However, the collection, ...

Educators and parents in at least three states have shared frustrations in recent days with glitches and connectivity issues as they have tried to access the widely used MAP Growth assessment from ...

THE few Seattle Public Schools teachers refusing to administer the Measures of Academic Progress test have chosen the wrong topic and timing to make a point about teacher evaluations. Those teachers ...

For students, the start of a new school year can feel like a blank slate, a chance to begin anew. This year, however, Seattle students (along with their parents and teachers) can be forgiven for ...

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Assessment within an academic program can be easily organized and implemented by selecting one of the following assessment frameworks as a starting point for the design of the program assessment plan.

Garfield High School teachers are taking a stand against assessment tests. They re boycotting the Measure of Academic Progress or MAP test, claiming it s a waste of resources and robs students of ...

Five years after adopting the Georgia Milestones, the latest in a string of “assessment” achievement tests mandated by the Georgia Legislature, the state is moving toward adopting another one. The ...