MAP

Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)

ABOUT THE END OF COURSE ASSESSMENT

The Missouri Assessment Program assesses students’ progress toward mastery of the Show-Me Standards which are the educational standards in Missouri. The Missouri Assessment Program includes required End-of-Course assessments in the subject areas of Algebra I, Biology, English II and Government. Additional End-of-Course assessments are available at no charge to the district in American History, English I, Algebra II and Geometry. End-of-Course assessments are taken when a student has received instruction on the course-level expectations for an assessment, regardless of grade level. All EOC assessments are available both online and in paper/pencil formats.

Who takes the EOC Assessments?

Students in Missouri are required to take the Algebra I, Biology, English II and Government assessments. A few groups of students may be exempt from certain End-of-Course assessments. Those include:

• Students whose IEP teams have determined that the MAP-A is the appropriate assessment do not have to take End-of-Course assessments.

• English Language Learners (ELL) who have been in the United States 12 months or fewer at the time of administration may be exempted from taking the English II and/or English I assessments.

• Foreign exchange students are allowed, but are not required to take the assessments. This is a district decision.

• Home schooled students may take part in the assessment at the local district's discretion.

• Private school students are not required to take the End-of-Course assessments.

What kinds of questions are on the test?

For Algebra I, Biology and English II, there are two types of questions:

• Multiple choice items are composed of selected response questions developed specifically for Missouri.

• Performance events are longer, more demanding tasks requiring students to work through problems, experiments, arguments, or extended pieces of writing.

For all other EOC assessments there are only multiple choice questions.

Are the EOC Assessments available in languages other than English?

No. All Missouri End-of-Course assessments are available only in English. A list of accommodations for English Language Learner students can be found here:

ABOUT THE GRADE LEVEL ASSESSMENT

The Missouri Assessment Program assesses students’ progress toward mastery of the Show-Me Standards which are the educational standards in Missouri. The Grade-Level Assessment is a yearly standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Missouri. The assessment also includes sections from the TerraNova survey, a national norm-referenced test, which is used to compare how well students are performing compared to their peers across the country.

Who takes the Grade-Level Assessment?

All students in grades 3-8 in Missouri will take the grade level assessment. A few groups of students may be exempt from certain portions or all of the assessment. Those include:

• Students whose IEP teams have determined that the MAP-A is the appropriate assessment do not have to take the Grade-Level assessment.

• English Language Learners (ELL) who have been in the United States 12 months or fewer at the time of administration may be exempted from taking the Communication Arts portion. All other content areas must be assessed.

• Foreign exchange students are allowed, but are not required to take the assessment. This is a district decision.

• Home-schooled students may take part in the assessment at the local district's discretion.

• Private school students are not required to take the Grade-Level assessment.

What kinds of questions are on the test?

There are three types of questions on the Grade-Level assessment:

• Multiple choice items are composed of selected response questions developed specifically for Missouri/or the survey portion of TerraNova, a nationally normed test.

• Constructed response items require students to supply an appropriate response rather than making a selection from a list of choices.

• Performance events are longer, more demanding tasks requiring students to work through problems, experiments, arguments, or extended pieces of writing.

Is the Grade-Level Assessment available in languages other than English?

No. All Missouri Grade-Level assessments are available only in English. A list of accommodations for English

Download Workshop Materials

Know the P's & Q's for Successful MAP Test Administration, September 28th & October 1st, 2009, AM Sessions ONLY

Know Your P's & Q's for Successful MAP Test Administration 2009, Powerpoint presentation.

Contacts:

Sherri Sampson
Communication Arts
MAP Regional Instructional Facilitator
(314) 516-6402 ssampson@csd.org

MAP Resources

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Mathematics Glossary K-6 Mathematics Glossary 7-12
Math GLE Examples
Math Sample Items
Math Released Items
Math Achievement Level Descriptors
Math Model Curriculum Units