An Elementary Student
Guide to MAP Testing
2016-2017
How Can I Improve my
MAP scores?
Working on your goal area with your
teacher is the best way to improve your
scores. Reading as much as possible,
becoming fast and accurate with your
math facts, and checking your writing to
make sure it makes sense are other good
ways to improve in school.
We have a website where you can work on
web-based learning activities and practice
skills to help you achieve your goals.
Please share this brochure with your parents.
If they need more information about MAP, or
any other test, have them contact Assessment
and Digital Curriculum (ADC) Help Desk at:
858-521-2881 or email
[email protected]
MAP stands for "Measures of Academic
Progress." It is a three part test
covering Reading, Language Usage, and
Math. Using a computer, you will take
MAP in the fall, winter, and again in the
spring. When you take a MAP test, you
get a score called a RIT.
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WHAT DOES MAP DO?
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You may have a chart in your home on
which you mark your height at certain
times, such as your birthday. This is a
growth chart. It shows how you've
grown from one year to the next. MAP
scores can become your growth chart
showing how much you have grown in
Reading, Language, and Math skills.
WHAT SHOULD MY RIT SCORE BE?
Just as a doctor has a chart showing the most
common height of people at certain ages, we
have prepared a chart showing median RIT
scores for students at the end of Kindergarten
through Grade 5. (Based on 2015-16 school year)
Reading
Language
Usage
Math
K
170
N/A
174
1
187
N/A
191
2
201
203
200
3
209
211
212
4
216
218
223
5
223
223
234
WHAT DO I DO WITH MY MAP SCORE?
We like you to have your MAP scores so you can
see what areas you might want to work on in school.
We call these Goal Areas, or Strands. Goal Areas
are on the list in the middle of this page. It is a
good idea to make a goal for one MAP area and
work with your teacher to build a plan on how you
can get better in that goal area.
Then after each MAP test you can see the areas
where you have grown and what new areas you
might want to work on. Your teacher and parent
can help you with this.
Pay attention to your tests, your progress report
and comments from your teacher. These are other
good ways to find out how you are doing in school.
MAP GOAL AREAS
K-1 Reading:
 Overall Reading
 Lexile
 Foundational Skills
 Language and Writing
 Literature and Information
 Vocabulary Use and Functions
K-1 Math:
 Overall Math
 Geometry
 Measurement and Data
 Number and Operations
 Operations and Algebraic Thinking
2-5 Reading:
 Overall Reading
 Lexile
 Foundational Skills and Vocabulary
 Informational Text
 Literature
2-5 Language Arts:
 Overall Language Usage
 Language: Understand, Edit for
Grammar, Usage
 Language: Understand, Edit for
Mechanics
 Writing: Plan, Organize, Develop,
Revise, and Research
2-5 Mathematics:
 Overall Math
 Number and Operations
 Operations and Algebraic Thinking
 Measurement and Data
 Geometry
Does everyone take the same
test?
Yes, everyone takes the same
MAP test, but the questions in the
MAP test are different for every
student. The computer program
picks different questions if you are
getting answers right or if you are
having some trouble with answers.
This way the computer creates a
test and a MAP score just for you!