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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3 is a passing/proficient score, and the score that most proficient kids get.  4s are pretty rare but do happen-- but not all above-average kids get 4s and it's not concerning not to get one even if you have a very smart kid.  1s are way behind.  2 is really the main score you would want more context on-- if they just barely missed a 3 it's probably no big deal, whereas if they're close to a 1 it would be something to look into more.

I believe the cut score between 2 and 3 is always 750 no matter the year or test, although I could be wrong.[/quote]

FWIW it's generally somewhere in the 5%-12% range of kids in MCPS getting 4s, depending on year/grade/subject. So not tiny, but not huge.  Not sure how well the 4s tend to match up with high MAP percentiles or other indicators of who the "top" kids are.[/quote]

It's been as low as 1% in some years/subjects.

MAP is very different because MAP is adaptive and gives high scores for going above and beyond grade level content, but MCAP is non-adaptive and tests ability to withstand tedium and not make small mistakes. [/quote]

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