MAP Testing

Students in the Superior Diocese Catholic schools are regularly assessed to determine their skill and ability levels.  

The results of the tests are used to help best meet the individual needs of each learner. In addition to the regular progress monitoring which is done by teachers on a daily basis in the content areas, learning is also measured through standardized testing.

MAP dynamically adapts to a student’s responses – as they take the test.

• Answer a question correctly and the test presents a more challenging item
• Miss a question, and MAP offers a simpler item

In this way, the test narrows in on a student’s learning level, engaging them with content that allows them to succeed.

In the past, regular paper and pencil standardized testing was given once a year. A problem with this was that schools did not get the results for months.

Computer-based testing using a system called Measures of Academic Progress or MAP.  With the MAP computer-based version schools can test their students three times during the year (fall, winter & spring) and get the results within 24 hours for individual students.  School-wide achievement reports are presented within 72 hours of test completion. This way teachers can use the data and results and have an actual affect on student's learning.

Students in grades three through eight participate in the MAP assessment.