MAP Testing
Jackson Pennings
What it Means to You and Your School
In the Menasha School District, students are tested on their abilities in math, reading and language usage. To test these attributes, the school administers a test, called the MAP test. MAP stands for Mapping Academic Progress. Students take a test about 42 to 52 questions long on a computer, and their results are carefully checked and monitored. The school often uses these scores to determine which classes specific students are eligible to take and which are to advanced for them. They can also be used to see if any one student needs help in a certain area. All that based on one test, one day. Most students do not like taking the test and some even rush right through it picking random answers just so they can be done. Now, imagine that a students really does not care about his or her grade and they rush right through it and come out with a score 20 points less than they could have gotten. That reflects badly on the student, the teacher of that subject and the school in general. All because of that one day, where a student just decided they did not want to try. Now imagine a brilliant student, who maybe has better scores than others. The MAP test is in multiple question format. If this students really wants to do good on the test, and has some skill in test taking, they can fairly easily increase their score by a good three or four points by just their test taking abilities alone, which has nothing to do with the student's actual abilities in the subject. So to all of you who have exams or important tests coming up, remember how your reflects not just on you but all the teachers, and your school. Do your best.