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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People, the MAP test is adaptive so her child is getting above-grade level content. It's not the same as a child scoring at a "6th grade level" on a fixed 1st grade test.

Now that that's settled what a MAP P score shows is  complicated. There are three versions with the MAP-P, the lowest version, only having content going up to a certain grade. The version is used for K-2nd but the content goes slightly higher but not up to 6th.[/quote]

Teacher here. You are correct that there is a primary version of MAP. Your child is not taking the late elementary or middle grades version. Again, your child scored on the test the same way an 6th grader would, if he were taking the primary version of MAP. I hate when tests give grade level equivalents as this leads to a lot of confusion for parents, and it's not useful information for teachers either. The RIT score itself is much more helpful.

OP is this your child's first time taking MAP? It is important to look at the trend line over time. Often a child will score very high and then receive a lower score the next time, as the questions will start out very difficult due to the prior high score. In my experience the truly gifted children tackle these tough problems and maintain a score in the 99th percentile. These are the children who are in the total replacement math program in my district, and they account for about 5-10% of the class. There are other kids who tend to fluctuate between the 94th and 99th percentile, and those tend to be the classic high achievers or kids who are just doing well in math...bright, not gifted. There are many children like this in my high performing district. There are also kids whose trends are between the 80th and 99th percentiles, and this is pretty rare (maybe 5-10 percent of kids?). From what I have seen kids like this are more likely to hit those high percentiles in the younger grades.

OP, your child is bright. If you want to pursue outside testing, fine. If I were you I would just wait and see what his trend looks like over time. Enrich him at home. Hopefully his teachers are appropriate, engaging math and reading experiences as well. [/quote]

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