The NWEA-MAP Test (Measures of Academic Progress)  is an adaptive achievement and growth test.  It creates a personalized assessment experience by adapting to each student’s learning level—precisely measuring progress and growth for each individual student.  If your child correctly answers a MAP question, the computer assessment provides a harder question next.  If they miss that same question, then an easier MAP question is asked.  This provides essential information about what your child knows and is ready to learn. 

The MAP Test is published by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and is given via computer to children in grades 1-8 in Horry County Schools.  Its structure is cross-grade, which provides measurement of students who perform on, above, and below grade level.

The test is multiple choice and provides MAP questions that are depth of knowledge, so that you can see if your child performs at level 1, 2 or 3 of difficulty.  The MAP test is untimed, but students generally spend about 60 minutes per subject area.  Feedback results are available in 24 hours.