Administering the NWEA MAP Assessment Remotely - Guide for Parents/Guardians to Administer the MAP Assessment Within Their Home

Oct 3, 2026

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Guide for parents/guardians on administering the NWEA MAP assessment remotely at home. Explains the purpose of MAP as an online adaptive measure of academic progress, including that students do not pass or fail, have unlimited time, and can resume if unable to finish. Provides required device readiness steps using check.nwea.org, recommends completing a practice test with specified credentials, and outlines testing day procedures via Zoom and the MAP test site. Clarifies what assistance is allowed during and after assessment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time28 min

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Introduction

What is MAP?

Device Readiness

Practice Test

Testing Day

Test Sessions

Assistance During the Assessment

Completed Assessment

01 Administering the NWEA MAP Assessment Remotely Guide for Parents/Guardians to administer the MAP Assessment within their home. Introduction 02 • As educators it is crucial that we get a proper base-line score of what your child is ready to learn. • The MAP assessment will provide teachers areas that each student is ready to work in by identifying their areas of strength and areas for development. • When taking the assessment virtually, we will be using Zoom as our communication tool. Students will also need access to an internet browser, such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge, to complete the assessment. • This PowerPoint will be available on the Cape May City Elementary School Website. What is MAP? 03 • MAP stands for Measurements of Academic Progress • MAP is an online adaptive assessment that helps teachers understand what a student knows right now. • Students can not pass and do not fail this assessment. • Students have unlimited time to complete the assessment. • If they don’t complete within the time frame provided the teacher and/or proctor will have to stop the assessment. Students will be able to resume at a later date. If your child needs to resume at a later date, I will reach out to each family to set up a make-up date and time. The test will pick up from where the student stopped. • Please do not help them! Encourage them to take their best guess . Device Readiness 04 • Before your assigned day for assessment, please complete a “Device Check”. This check will check the readiness of the device being used, the allowable websites that your device has access to and your network. • Please go to [check.nwea.org](check.nwea.org) to run your device check. • If your device does not pass the device check, please call Mr. Thomas at (609) 891-8900 . • Once your device passes the device check, you are ready to take the test! Practice Test 05 • It is highly recommended to complete a Practice Test before completely the live test. • To access the practice test please go to [practice.mapnwea.org](practice.mapnwea.org. The username)[. The username](practice.mapnwea.org. The username) is grow and the password is grow. • Select your child’s grade, subject, language, and test. • Use this time to work with your child and have them get familiar with the tools needed to complete the assessment. • More resources at [https://studentresources.nwea.org/index.html](https://studentresources.nwea.org/index.html) Testing Day 06 • You will receive an email reminder the day before reminding your of the assessment and with your Zoom login information. • Minimize distractions for your child as much as possible. • Provide a quiet testing environment. • Students may use scrap paper and a pencil during any of the tests. • Log into Zoom with the provided invitation in the email. • In your [internet browser go to](internet browser go to test.mapnwea.org)[ ](internet browser go to test.mapnwea.org)[test.mapnwea.org](internet browser go to test.mapnwea.org) • Wait for additional instructions from the teacher/proctor. • Please be patient, this is our first time doing remote testing also. Test Sessions 07 • The school has created test sessions for the students. • Once everyone is ready, the teacher and/or proctor will give your student their username and password on the day of testing. • Teachers and/or proctors will provide students directions and with your assistance students will: – Enter the username. – Enter the password. – Select their name from the drop down box. – Confirm it is their name – Then wait for confirmation on the teachers side to begin. – When they see the blue “Start Test” box they may begin the assessment. Assistance During the Assessment 08 • There will be questions and that is fine. • Parents and guardians, please only assist with device support. Do not provide any academic assistance. • If there is a question: – Ple

FAQs

What is the MAP assessment and how are students graded?

MAP stands for Measurements of Academic Progress and is an online adaptive assessment that helps teachers understand what a student knows right now. Students cannot pass and do not fail this assessment.

What should parents do before testing day to ensure devices are ready?

Complete a “Device Check” before the assigned day. Go to check.nwea.org, and if the device does not pass, call Mr. Thomas for help.

How should parents assist their child during the assessment?

Parents and guardians should only assist with device support and must not provide academic help. If a question arises, request a breakout room through Zoom so the teacher/proctor can clarify assessment item completion.

Oct 3, 2026

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