Content Proximity pilot tests contained significantly more on-grade items and made better use of adjacent-grade items than traditional MAP Growth tests¶
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q2 i? The percentage of on-grade items increased by at least 20% in math for grades 3-8 and by at least 20% in reading in all grades for the pilot group. → J. Patrick Meyer 2023
Evidence¶
J. Patrick Meyer 2023¶
J. Patrick Meyer, Ann Hu, Sylvia Li. (2023). Content Proximity Spring 2022 Pilot Study Research Brief. Psychometric Solutions, NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/content-proximity-spring-2022-pilot-study-research-report/
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Results from the spring 2022 pilot study comparing pilot and propensity-score-matched comparison groups showed significantly more on-grade items; the percentage of on-grade items in math "increased by at least 20% in grade 3-8" and in reading in all grades.
"There were significantly more on-grade items in the pilot study group. The percentage of on-grade items in math increased by at least 20% in grade 3-8. The percentage of on-grade items in reading increased by at least 20% in all grades."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Content Proximity math scores were consistently higher than traditional MAP Growth math scores, with effects ranging from negligible to small by grade — related
- Pilot test events largely fulfilled updated blueprint requirements, including increased reading passages per test event — related
- Item difficulty estimates from target-plus-adjacent-grade samples generally differ from original estimates about as much as on-grade estimates do, with mean differences within 0.11 logit — related
- The Content Proximity spring 2022 pilot study examined validity, reliability, and test score comparability of MAP Growth assessments using the new item-selection algorithm — a broader claim this one bears on
- Pilot test events represented fewer grade levels overall, with more grade levels represented for low- and high-performing students, while the comparison group showed the opposite pattern — related
- Growth-norms predictions showed larger RMSDs for pilot math scores but similar predictions for reading — related
- EISA-based MAP Growth testing produced slightly lower fall Mathematics scores but higher winter and spring Mathematics scores than traditional MAP Growth, and equipercentile linking was used to align the two versions for norming — related
- Drawing ability scores rise from grade IB to grade 8A, but the data support group norms rather than a distinctive norm for each grade — related
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Content Proximity pilot tests contained significantly more on-grade items and made better use of adjacent-grade items than traditional MAP Growth tests |
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Content Proximity pilot tests contained significantly more on-grade items and made better use of adjacent-grade items than traditional MAP Growth tests |
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