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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

Quick and easy to administer. I also likes how it notifies the administrator when students are going too fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

It is hard to show growth and kids scores vary so much. Kids are also given way too hard questions when they are doing well and they end up frustrated and in tears Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Have students reach a “max level” to avoid frustration. Do not give 2nd graders multiplication because they are just guessing. Then their score goes down the next time they take it and it gets frustrated. Have students max out at a benchmark Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

Students assessments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is NWEA MAP Suite?

NWEA Assessments creates a personalized assessment experience by adapting to each student's learning level. You'll have assessment data-and essential information about what each student knows and is ready to learn-within 24 hours.

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NWEA Assessments creates a personalized assessment experience by adapting to each student's learning level. You'll have assessment data-and essential information about what each student knows and is ready to learn-within 24 hours.


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3.5 out of 5
"MAP Testing"
It gives teacher an idea of where their students are at academically.
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3.5 out of 5
"Annoying"
Widely used. Do I really have to tell you more?
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nothing this test is or at least should be illegal
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Ursula S.
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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

It gives teacher an idea of where their students are at academically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

It should not be for kindergarten students Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is not solving any problems. The data is barely being used for differentiated instruction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SARAH C.
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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

Simple to use platform for testing, very intuitive! Also easy to interpret test results and the student-progress windows are in student-friendly language and view Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

Some of the test format (particularly the reading passages and style of test questioning, need updating. Also, I would very much like to see a linking document for the PSAT 8/9 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Useful for differentiation! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's tough in higher education to know where each student is at in the learning spectrum. This tool allows me to assess my students where they are at and move forward to meet gaps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

Widely used. Do I really have to tell you more? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

It is too expensive. More minimum characters... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

Standardized testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

nothing this test is or at least should be illegal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

everything you do not get to see how many questions there are the test theam is dislot and clould Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NWEA MAP Suite:

do not use this crime-infested platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

there are just simply no benefits the problem I am trying to solve is getting this test made illegal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ms. Cano C.
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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

I love how the NWEA suite allows us as educators to assess our students using an interface they can quickly become familiar with. It also allows us to monitor the exam and it is all online Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

The student-facing interface is easy to use, but the admin site can take time to learn. luckily, there are a ton of resources for training Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can assess our kids with the Illinois Map exam, and our proctors have become comfortable with it because of its ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

The questions get harder if the student gets the correct and easier if they are incorrect. So, students do not become as frustrated taking the test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

It has a lot of connection issues. It is hard to navigate when a student stops and has to restart the test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to determine where a student has strength and weaknesses and what they are capable of doing in order to group them together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

I like absolutely nothing about this ridiculous program. It's inconvenient, slow, and terribly ugly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

- They force you to change your resolution, which messes up the sizing and the font for everything and makes it blurry and impossible to read. Some devices don't even allow the user to change the resolution. And on a tablet, it won't let you exit out of the app.

- there's always some sort of glitch when people are trying to get in, so it takes the class an hour to try to get in and 8 minutes to actually do the test.

-The program doesn't even let you see the number of questions there are. It won't let you go back to check on or review previous questions either. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, CONSIDERING EVEN THE SHSAT AND THE STATE EXAMS LET YOU GO BACK ON QUESTIONS.

- It is a pain in the arse and extremely infuriating for students and teachers to use, especially if on a school iPad or chrome book.

- JUST USE PUPILPATH INSTEAD, ITS MUCH FASTER, IT LETS YOU GO BACK TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS, AND IT DOESN'T RUN ON AN IRKSOME POP-UP THAT FORCES YOU TO CHANGE YOUR RESOLUTION. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NWEA MAP Suite:

DONT DO IT PUPILPATH IS BETTER Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

No problems are being solved, and no benefits are being made. Pupilpath is a much better program that is more functional and labor-saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

I understand that the questions are adaptive, which is neat, but aside from that it seems like a pretty standard diagnostic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

Issue after issue with trying to run this test on a Chromebook. Get ready for every single one of your students to have a resolution error message. Make sure all of your teachers are familiar with how to adjust resolution on a Chromebook, because that's only the first of many issues you will encounter. I hope that your school has an amazing tech support team, one person won't be enough.

If your school assigns a Chromebook to each student like mine does, then good luck is all I can say. You're not going to like this test. If your students mostly have their own PCs, then it should be somewhat smoother. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NWEA MAP Suite:

Again, if you're using Chromebooks, I'd look elsewhere. If want something easy to use or if your teachers aren't super tech savvy, I'd look elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have become much more familiar with software compatibility issues over the past few days. Hopefully this will benefit me in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

I love how the data is broken down into strands. For instance the Reading test will tell me how my students did with nonfiction type reading, with vocabulary, and with fiction reading. The tests adapts to the student unlike the other standardized tests we give.This is so critical for my elementary students. There is a huge achievement gap amongst my students, but this test pushes them only as hard as they are able to handle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

The only thing I don't like is the way the test appears on the screen can be hard to read especially for the 2nd and third graders that are used to a larger font. The recommended computer settings keep the font pretty small. You can not change that once you begin the test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NWEA MAP Suite:

This is a great software for testing students. The reports are helpful and broken down into meaningful strands. You can find our what skills the scores represent therefore it helps drive instruction. There is a built in goal setting report that helps you make this score more concrete during student goal setting. And best of all the test adapts to the student so those students that are working above or below grade level are being assessed fairly and accurately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

Getting data, data driven instruction, student goal setting, and parent communication are the most important benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Penny C.
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What do you like best about NWEA MAP Suite?

I liked the quick feedback from the test, but I really knew most of the information already. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NWEA MAP Suite?

I was not fond of all the testing. Our system had children take the test 3 times a year so by the time they leave 5th grade at least 15 times plus in kindergarten 2 times. Too much testing and a waste of valuable teaching time taken away with this test. Way too much time reviewing results to place children in certain areas for individual instruction and then planning all of this out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NWEA MAP Suite:

Don't waste students time testing them 3 times a year. As a former 1st grade teacher, this age group doesn't need to be tested 3 times a year. Seeing children crying, and telling you they can't read and all I can do is to tell them to do their best. Breaks your heart. I can not justify all the time wasted on this test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NWEA MAP Suite solving and how is that benefiting you?

You do see weaknesses stand out from results but sometimes it is due to a child not wanting to take the time to read the questions. Most of the time, I already knew the weaknesses. This is a good guide for new teachers but experienced teachers don't always need this information. Most already know the weaknesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.