Strathmore Tests At-a-Glance 2013-14
TEST
MAP-R
GRADE LEVEL
3-5
The Measures of Academic Progress in Reading (MAP-R) is a
formative assessment that all students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 take
on the computer to measure reading progress.
MAP-M
The InView assessment is administered to measure students’
quantitative reasoning and analytical skills for gifted and talented
identification.
ACCESS for ELLS
Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-toState for English Language Learners. ACCESS for ELLs is the
annual English language proficiency test that is aligned to the
World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) English
language development standards. WIDA, a consortuium of 31
states, provides a research based framework that informs the
range of academic English that must be acquired in all core
academic content areas. Maryland joined the WIDA consortium in
June 2011.
September 9-October 17, 2013
January 6-February 13, 2014
April 22-May 30, 2014
3
September 9-October 17, 2013
January 6-February 13, 2014
April 22-May 30, 2014
Select
students in
grades 3-5
December 4-18, 2013
Only ELL
(English
language
learners)
students in
grades 3-5
January 13-February 14, 2014
February 18-25, 2014 (make-ups)
The Measures of Academic Progress in Mathematics (MAP-M) is a
formative assessment that all students in Grade 3 take on the
computer to measure math progress.
InView
DATES
Strathmore Tests At-a-Glance 2013-14
MSA-Reading and Math
3-5
March 3-12, 2014
March 13-18, 2014 (make-ups)
5
March 31-April 4, 2014
3-5
Ongoing
3-5
Monthly
Assessments are administered annually in the spring and measure
students’ achievements in reading and mathematics.
MSA-Science
Assessments are administered annually in the spring and measure
students’ achievements in science.
Formative Assessments-Math
Formative assessments are administered throughout a unit of
study to monitor how well students are learning.
Running Records-Reading
Formal and informal running records are administered on a
monthly basis. Teachers use this instructional tool to collect data
to guide their instruction in small guided reading groups.