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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are they? It is totally possible that no matter how bright, they are missing fundamental math skills. And I wouldn’t count on there being any coordination between the skills tested on the MAP, the current class, and the PARCC/CAPE.

I have yet to see and actual CAPE report but the PARCC reports were actually really helpful and detailed to show areas of weaknesses and strengths, so that will give you more info beyond the 2.

Given how much schools “teach to the test” I would in fact be worried about the 2. One year my kid got a 3, but by looking at the detailed report, I could tell exactly why. There are sub scores so I could see that while he was OK on the fundamentals, the weakness was showing his work on word problems.

Last thing … DCPS has devolved into some pretty terrible math instruction practices. Many parents are figuring out in middle school that their kids have some pretty extreme gaps so you wouldn’t be alone. We are doing Mathnasium which is expensive but seems to have a good approach and has seen a ton of similar kids. [/quote]

You got a note detailed report than what came in the mail? I didn't have it in front of me but the report I saw broke down the subject areas under math in 4 main categories and my child was at 2 on all of them.[/quote]

I haven’t gotten ours yet but the one I remember from 5th had the 4 main categories and sub scores.

Yes I would be concerned about all 2s. Does your DS remember anything about the testing? Like he didn’t finish for some reason? Or tanked it on purpose? 
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He remembers that several of the "really smart kids" remembered one of the problems where the answer choices didn't match the answer they all got. I remember him saying that at the time. He had slacked on a test several years back as a half hearted protest but promised this time was a good effort. When we saw the envelope come he was eager to see because he thought he did well.

I'm worried it's an ADHD thing.

Is the main difference between CAPE and MAP that MAP is adaptive and gets harder the better you do and CAPE is standardized across the board? I'm grasping at straws but wondering if he zones out more if it seems like it's not challenging.[/quote]

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