This Year's MAP Test WILL NOT Be Computer Adaptive

Dear Missouri Educator, 

On February 5th, DESE announced a change to the spring MAP assessment for 2015. The tests administered in the of Spring 2015 WILL NOT be computer adaptive as originally planned. Instead, there will be three fixed versions of the MAP assessment at each grade level. This change is the result of some inter-operational software issues. Other states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, have experienced similar issues and have opted for fixed versions for this testing year also. 

Everything else will remain the same. Below, you will find the DESE memo CCR-15-005 -Change in Spring 2015 State Assessment that was issued February 5, 2015. 

Link to memo:

http://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/am/documents/CCR-15-005_Change%20in%20Spring%202015%20State%20Assessment.pdf

At the bottom of that memo, there will be another link for the The LEA Guide to the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP):

http://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/assessment/lea-guide-missouri-assessment-program-2014-2015.  

The LEA Guide to MAP is a resource for technical information, timelines and resources for administrators, district testing coordinators, teachers, and parents of Missouri public school students.

Stay tuned for more MAP information.