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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it 90th percentile of 4th or 5th grade.  If they have only covered half of 5th then the latter standard seems crazy.[/quote]

MAP is an adaptive test, there are three different levels used by MCPS - MAP-P (or MAP- M K-2), MAP-M 2-6, and MAP-M 6+.
All kids take the same "test" in grades 2 through 5, regardless of what course they are in.  The test questions adjust based on their past performance.

The percentile score is not a percentage of the material the student got correct, or the percentage of grade level material a student has mastered.

The percentile which shows the student scored as well or better than a certain percentage of students in the norming year that took the test. So a 90th percentile in 5th grade means the student scored as well or better than 90% of the 5th grade students who took the test in the norming year.  They calculate scores called RIT scores which take into account the complexity and level of the problems.   
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Yes, my question is whether the percentile to continue into 5/6 from 4/5 requires a 90th on the 4th or 5th grade scale.  Seems crazy to require spring 5th grade since they haven't completed that material.  [/quote]

No one can answer that.  Talk to your school.  It is very school dependent. You need to supplement at home.[/quote]

I disagree.  I should not have to supplement my child who is getting As in compact 4/5 just to get a higher score on a standardized test.  The point of school is to teach the kids math!![/quote]

Amen. And if my kid is getting good grades in math (not a subjective class) this should reflect on the MAP. [/quote]

+1  There was a lot less practice and IMO less retention of information in the online format. [/quote]

It was just the opposite at our school.[b] Seems like MAP scores have gone through the roof this past year.[/b][/quote]
You know why this is the case, right? Because everyone's cheating at home.[/quote]

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