Has anyone gotten MCAP reports from 2023 testing?

[Anonymous]

Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids just got their score - for last year.
Should I be concerned? Kid (8th grade) scores 275 on
Map-M and headed to a math magnet next year and then got only a "3" on mcap algebra - i think 85th percentile. Lack of concurrence is worrying.

I guess we will pay for review over the summer just in case MCAP is the actual "good" test?

I'd be concerned. My kid who started at Blair magnet this year has higher scores on algebra MCAP and lower on MAP than you cite.

Did your child take the Algebra MCAP in 2023?
If so, OP is fine since their kid has a whole extra year of math practice before 9th grade and after Algebra, vs yours.
If not, scores aren't comparable between years.

Nope took it in 7th grade and the results were comparable. I think both years only the top one or two percent got 4s.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone got results from geometry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids just got their score - for last year.
Should I be concerned? Kid (8th grade) scores 275 on
Map-M and headed to a math magnet next year and then got only a "3" on mcap algebra - i think 85th percentile. Lack of concurrence is worrying.

I guess we will pay for review over the summer just in case MCAP is the actual "good" test?

I'd be concerned. My kid who started at Blair magnet this year has higher scores on algebra MCAP and lower on MAP than you cite.

Did your child take the Algebra MCAP in 2023?
If so, OP is fine since their kid has a whole extra year of math practice before 9th grade and after Algebra, vs yours.
If not, scores aren't comparable between years.

Nope took it in 7th grade and the results were comparable. I think both years only the top one or two percent got 4s.

Then all the children of DCUM posters got 4s!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids just got their score - for last year.
Should I be concerned? Kid (8th grade) scores 275 on
Map-M and headed to a math magnet next year and then got only a "3" on mcap algebra - i think 85th percentile. Lack of concurrence is worrying.

I guess we will pay for review over the summer just in case MCAP is the actual "good" test?

I'd be concerned. My kid who started at Blair magnet this year has higher scores on algebra MCAP and lower on MAP than you cite.

Did your child take the Algebra MCAP in 2023?
If so, OP is fine since their kid has a whole extra year of math practice before 9th grade and after Algebra, vs yours.
If not, scores aren't comparable between years.

Nope took it in 7th grade and the results were comparable. I think both years only the top one or two percent got 4s.

Then all the children of DCUM posters got 4s!

Extremely unlikely, especially as two posters have just said they got 3s. And i looked at the report for the 2022 algebra (results received in 2023) and can confirm that it was only 1 percent that got 4s in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

MCPS has to follow MSDE requirements. And MSDE is requiring MCPS to distribute the reports.

MCPS doesn’t want parents to know how badly their kids are doing in school. Here everyone gets As, and everyone is meeting standards!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

MCPS has to follow MSDE requirements. And MSDE is requiring MCPS to distribute the reports.

MCPS doesn’t want parents to know how badly their kids are doing in school. Here everyone gets As, and everyone is meeting standards!

Loosen up that tinfoil hat.
Everyone knows that no one's doing great in that test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids just got their score - for last year.
Should I be concerned? Kid (8th grade) scores 275 on
Map-M and headed to a math magnet next year and then got only a "3" on mcap algebra - i think 85th percentile. Lack of concurrence is worrying.

I guess we will pay for review over the summer just in case MCAP is the actual "good" test?

I'd be concerned. My kid who started at Blair magnet this year has higher scores on algebra MCAP and lower on MAP than you cite.

Did your child take the Algebra MCAP in 2023?
If so, OP is fine since their kid has a whole extra year of math practice before 9th grade and after Algebra, vs yours.
If not, scores aren't comparable between years.

Nope took it in 7th grade and the results were comparable. I think both years only the top one or two percent got 4s.

Then all the children of DCUM posters got 4s!

Extremely unlikely, especially as two posters have just said they got 3s. And i looked at the report for the 2022 algebra (results received in 2023) and can confirm that it was only 1 percent that got 4s in Maryland.

My older kid got nearly perfect scores. I think it was something like 80-100 points above their school's average on both tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

MCPS has to follow MSDE requirements. And MSDE is requiring MCPS to distribute the reports.

MCPS doesn’t want parents to know how badly their kids are doing in school. Here everyone gets As, and everyone is meeting standards!

Loosen up that tinfoil hat.
Everyone knows that no one's doing great in that test.

There are parents who presume their kid is doing fine because kid gets straight As. MCAP report iis an important data point for them. Even MAP reports aren’t usually sent home — you have to know to go to ParentVue to find it. Not all parents are as in-the-know as DCUM parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

MCPS has to follow MSDE requirements. And MSDE is requiring MCPS to distribute the reports.

MCPS doesn’t want parents to know how badly their kids are doing in school. Here everyone gets As, and everyone is meeting standards!

Loosen up that tinfoil hat.
Everyone knows that no one's doing great in that test.

There are parents who presume their kid is doing fine because kid gets straight As. MCAP report iis an important data point for them. Even MAP reports aren’t usually sent home — you have to know to go to ParentVue to find it. Not all parents are as in-the-know as DCUM parents.

It is not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

MCPS has to follow MSDE requirements. And MSDE is requiring MCPS to distribute the reports.

MCPS doesn’t want parents to know how badly their kids are doing in school. Here everyone gets As, and everyone is meeting standards!

Loosen up that tinfoil hat.
Everyone knows that no one's doing great in that test.

There are parents who presume their kid is doing fine because kid gets straight As. MCAP report iis an important data point for them. Even MAP reports aren’t usually sent home — you have to know to go to ParentVue to find it. Not all parents are as in-the-know as DCUM parents.

It is not

Well, it’s important to me. It’s one of the few independent measures we get.

[Anonymous]

I honestly can’t remember if I got ours. I wish they’d put them on parentvue.