Using MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Scores to Predict Success on the ACT Test Benchmark Scores
ROBERT A. THEAKER, Northwest Evaluation Association, Portland, Oregon
CLAY S. JOHNSON, University of Arkansas
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THIS STUDY EXPANDS THE AUTHORS CONTINUING LINE OF RESEARCH TOWARD ACCURATELY ESTIMATING COLLEGE
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READINESS BENCHMARKS THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE GRADES IN MATHEMATICS AND READING. Benchmark scores
established by ACT (22 in mathematics and 21 in reading) were used as score criteria. The MAP assessments were used in order to connect third
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through 11th grade student growth with college readiness. A large, multistate sample allowed for the extension of the authors previous analyses.
The use of 11th grade MAP and ACT score correlations to backward map benchmark scores resulted in predictive accuracy beginning in grade 3.
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This study provides the current findings of a work in progress, whose final goal is a model for predicting college readiness.
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