Student's scores show steady improvement Test scores for the
students at Mancos school have been evaluated by a test called
the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) test. The students take
MAP tests every fall, and again in the winter and spring. While
these are not state tests, they are tests that are created "by
educators for educators" by the NWEA, or Northwest Evaluation
Association. The data is sent to each school that uses the test
and that school is then able to determine how each child is
doing on their "unique learning path." The tests are given on a
computer under adult supervision. The MAP tests are adapted to
each student's responses, said K-12 principal, Jeanette Allen.
"When a student is confused about a question and doesn't answer
it right, then the next questions are simplified. When the
student answers it correctly, however, the next questions are
more challenging," she said. "That seems to cut down on the
frustration level." In last week's school board meeting, Allen
shared the scores with th