Standardized tests gather information about individual as well as group performance.
In Upper Primary, all students take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth tests in Reading, Mathematics, and Language Usage. The MAP Growth is only one of many assessment data collection measures that we use to evaluate our students and programs.
The information from the MAP Growth tests tells us how our students demonstrate growth over time, and also compared to other students in the United States and in other private international schools. The content of the achievement tests is based on objectives which are common to many curricula across the U.S. and American style international schools.
MAP Growth results give us an external assessment piece that we use to make decisions about program and curriculum development and are shared with parents.