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[quote=Anonymous][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]

If your kids are cheating its on you..  Mine aren't and it will catch up to them later on when they cannot do the work.   In person there was little practice and parents who wanted retention supplemented.  You have to teach your kids things like math facts.[/quote]

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