Data Interpretation What can data do for us

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Data InterpretationWhat can data do for us?

• New Richmond In-service
• January 22, 2007

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What is your usage of MAPS data?

• How often do you explore MAPS data to learn about
  your students instructional level?
• Rarely..Often..Continuously
• Do you use the data to communicate and goal set
  with your students and/or their parents?
• YES NO
• 3. I use the data to plan instruction.if so how?

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Never use only one point of dataTRIANGULATION
Local and State Assessments
Teacher Classroom Assessment
NWEA-MAPS
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Instructional Level

• The NWEA test is not a test for determining
  mastery of skills
• It provides a road map for students toward
  achieving mastery.
• RESULTS of the MAPS test is the
• instructional level of the student!

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Reports

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• Teacher Report
• Overview of results and also used with
  parents/students to show individual results
• Class/Grade by Subject
• Sort by student give ranking
• Compare ethnicity and gender

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Reports

• Class by RIT-Most useful tool for instructional
  planning
• By content area list students falling in RIT
  ranges
• Illustrates academic diversity of class and give
  visual picture
• Standard Deviation Indicators of academic
  diversity of a group of students-Larger standard
  deviations indicate more academic diversity
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Goal Performance Descriptors

• Based on NWEA norms
• Percentiles
• Grade level dependent
• Example Student at 70th percentile means that
  70 of the students in that grade level scored
  lower
• HI Percentile scores greater than 66
• AV Percentile scores between 66 and 34
• LO Percentile score less than 34
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RIT vs. Percentile

• RIT
• GRADE LEVEL INDEPENDENT
• PERCENTILE
• GRADE LEVEL DEPENDENT
• NWEA Norm

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Class snapshots looking at Goal Performance

• Identify relative class strengths and areas of
  concern
• Goal Area Flexible Grouping Chart
• Standard Deviations using Goal Performance Summary

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DesCartes A Continuum of Learning

• Totally aligned with State Standards
• More Extensive items at lower and higher RIT
  ranges

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Lets Review Specific Reports

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