Maine Through Year Assessment (NWEA)
The Maine Department of Education has partnered with the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) to provide to students in grades 3-8 and 2nd year of high school, an assessment for mathematics and reading. The assessment is computer-based and adaptive, meaning the assessment adjusts the difficulty level of the items presented to the student based upon student response. With the transition to a through-year assessment program in Spring 2023, student achievement will be measured both according to benchmark, grade-level Common Core State Standards as well as according to a RIT score which allows for comparisons of academic growth across students and time.
Winslow Elementary Assessment Calendar
2024-2025
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Winslow Junior High School Assessment Calendar
2024-2025
October 1st - READING
October 8th - MATH
Winslow High School Assessment Calendar
2024-2025
October 16th - READING & MATH
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Letter for families
Questions and Answers
What is the overall assessment design for the spring Through Year Assessment?
The spring Maine Through Year Assessment is one assessment with two purposes. It will consist of both a summative portion and a diagnostic portion, and it will produce two scores: a student performance score according to state expectations and a RIT score. Per federal peer review requirements, the summative portion of the assessment can adapt within one grade level above and below the assessed grade level. The diagnostic portion of the assessment will have the full adaptability of MAP Growth, spanning across a wide range of grade levels. The summative portion alone will determine the student performance score that is needed for federal accountability purposes. The entire assessment, summative and diagnostic, will be used to determine the student’s RIT score in the spring.
Is the Maine Through Year Assessment still adaptive?
The Maine Through Year Assessment being developed by NWEA will continue to be computer-adaptive, driven by the same constraint-based engine which adjusts the difficulty of the next questions based on student’s prior performance. The diagnostic portion of the assessment has the same adaptivity as MAP Growth, across a wide range of grade levels. The summative portion of the assessment (in spring only) is adaptive within one grade level above and below the student’s actual grade; this specification is part of the federal peer review requirements for state assessments. In spring 2023, students in grade 10 will take an assessment in which the summative portion is fixed form (not adaptive) but the diagnostic portion maintains the same adaptability as the MAP Growth assessment. This will gradually be r
What will be the timeline for receiving scores for the Maine Through Year Assessment?
For MAP Growth, results were available in the MARC platform within 24 hours. Due to standard setting in the summer of 2023, student results from the spring 2023 assessment will be delayed until July 2023. For all future assessment administrations, however, we expect SAUs to receive results within 24 to 48 hours.
What kinds of scores will be generated by the summative Maine Through Year Assessment?
The spring Maine Through Year Assessment will generate two types of scores for every student, threedigit RIT scores comparable to the RIT scores produced by the MAP Growth assessment and a four-digit student performance score aligned to state standards. The four-digit student performance score will fall within one of four achievement levels: Well Below, Below, At, and Above State Expectation
Will NWEA’s Through Year Assessment reports still report RIT scores for specific instructional areas?
Yes, RIT scores for instructional areas will be available with final reporting after the spring 2023 administration and all administrations that are part of the 2023-24 and following school years. The Instructional Areas for which students will receive RIT scores are shown in the tables below. These RIT Instructional Areas align with the most current version of MAP Growth.
Math 3-5
RIT Score Instructional Areas
Math 6+
RIT Score Instructional Areas
Reading
RIT Score Instructional Areas