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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It used to be about 75%. I personally do not feel like it is a negative to raise the standards if they are finding that this particular group is struggling in middle school.

However in this particular situation, it seems that it would be better to let the kids continue the course through elementary school and then take a placement test at the end of the year for middle school. Or if that’s not enough, take a placement test for 5th grade based on the actual curriculum they studied.

I like the MAP test but kids that do outside work score way higher. That does not indicate that kids are not little pinged and doing fantastic- it just shows a lack of exposure. And for this year’s test that could just be from geometry as that was skipped this year through no fault of the kids. Not knowing an obtuse angle because you’ve never been taught it should not keep you out of a class.[/quote]
I agree with most everything here except I disagree that outside work improving scores is a problem for the MAP-M.

It’s a rather object test that measures knowledge/attainment. Where you get that knowledge from should not be a concern. I know kids that kid to watch Khan Academy videos for fun. I think it’s better, specifically for math, to place students at the proper level.

I usually am very critical and circumspect about MCPS, but in this case I think they are making the right call. [/quote]

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