Assessment

The Assessment Section manages test development, on-going test maintenance, and oversees the test administration for four statewide, large-scale assessments. The MAP assessments test students’ progress toward mastery of the Missouri Show-Me Standards.

For more information, please see the Guide To The Missouri Assessment Program.


Assessment Development Recruitment

As a part of the assessment development cycle, DESE Assessment invites Missouri educators to participate in the process to help provide expertise. Missouri is always looking for educators to participate in these meetings. If you wish to be considered for participation for any future development meetings, please complete the online submission form at https://dese.mo.gov/form/assessment-meetings-interest. Once finished, you will receive an email to the personal email address provided to confirm your submission.

Assessment Virtual Office Hour
The Assessment Virtual Office Hour will return, starting Tuesday November 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM. To register for the Assessment Virtual Office Hour, use this link: https://morenet.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItde2srTkiH9fSODS9w6ekBW4Rj7…

 

Assessment Updates

The following list includes updates to assessment documents, communications from DESE Assessment to District Test Coordinators (DTC) and the release of Administrative Memos concerning the Missouri Assessment Program.

MAP Grade-Level Assessment Updates

MAP Grade-Level Assessment

2023-2024 Administration

  • 11/08/23 - The training PowerPoint slides for Spring 2024 are now available.

2022-2023 Administration


2021-2022 Administration

End-Of-Course Updates

End-Of-Course

2023-2024 Administration

  • 11/08/23 - DESE sent out a memo regarding the move to a single testing vendor beginning in spring of 2024.
  • 11/08/23 - The training PowerPoint slides for Spring 2024 EOC testing are now available.
  • 10/16/23 - The Test Coordinators and Test Administration Manual for Fall 2023 EOC testing and training PowerPoint slides are now available.

2022-2023 Administration


2021-2022 Administration

MAP-A Updates

MAP-A

2024-2025 Administration

2023-2024 Administration

2022-2023 Administration

 

WIDA ACCESS Updates

WIDA ACCESS

2023-2024 Administration

2022-2023 Administration

2021-2022 Administration

Assessment Resources

Assessment Resources

Missouri
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Assessment EOC Logo
Dynamic Learning Maps Logo

 

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Additional Resources
Assessment Item Specifications

Item Specifications

In 2014 Missouri legislators passed House Bill 1490, mandating the development of the Missouri Learning Expectations. In April of 2016, these Missouri Learning Expectations were adopted by the State Board of Education. Groups of Missouri educators from across the state collaborated to create the documents necessary to support the implementation of these expectations.

One of the documents developed is the item specification document, which includes all Missouri grade level/course expectations arranged by domains/strands. It defines what could be measured on a variety of assessments. The document serves as the foundation of the assessment development process.

Although teachers may use this document to provide clarity to the expectations, these specifications are intended for summative, benchmark, and large‐scale assessment purposes.

Components of the item specifications include:

  • Expectation Unwrapped breaks down a list of clearly delineated content and skills the students are expected to know and be able to do upon mastery of the Expectation.
  • Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Ceiling indicates the highest level of cognitive complexity that would typically be assessed on a large scale assessment. The DOK ceiling is not intended to limit the complexity one might reach in classroom instruction.
  • Item Format indicates the types of items used in large scale assessment. For each expectation, the item format specifies the type best suited for that particular expectation.
  • Content Limits/Assessment Boundaries are parameters that item writers should consider when developing a large scale assessment. For example, some expectations should not be assessed on a large scale assessment but are better suited for local assessment.
  • Sample stems are examples that address the specific elements of each expectation and address varying DOK levels. The sample stems provided in this document are in no way intended to limit the depth and breadth of possible item stems. The expectation should be assessed in a variety of ways.
  • Text Types suggests a broad list of text types for both literary and informational expectations. This list is not intended to be all inclusive: other text types may be used in the classroom setting. The expectations were written in grade level bands; for this reason, the progression of the expectations relies upon increasing levels of quantitative and qualitative text complexities. (English Language Arts Only)
  • Calculator Designation indicates whether a calculator will be available for test questions written to a particular expectations on the large-scale assessment. (Mathematics Only)
  • Stimulus Materials defines types of stimulus materials that can be used in the item stems. (Science and Social Studies Only)
  • Possible Evidence indicates observable methods in which a student can show understanding of the expectations. (Science Only)
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ScienceSocial Studies
State Testing Windows

Statewide Testing Windows

State Testing Windows

AssessmentEvent2022-20232023-2024
MAP Grade-Level AssessmentSpring Summative4/3/23 - 5/26/234/1/24 - 5/24/24
End-of-CourseFall Summative10/24/22 - 1/27/2310/24/23 - 1/26/24
Spring Summative3/6/23 - 5/26/233/4/24 - 5/24/24
Summer Summative6/5/23 - 7/28/236/3/24 - 7/26/24
MAP-Alternate (MAP-A)Required Instructionally Embedded Assessments Fall Window9/12/22 - 12/16/229/11/23 - 12/22/23
Required Instructionally Embedded Assessments Spring Window2/6/23 - 5/19/232/5/24 - 5/17/24
WIDA ACCESSEnglish Language Proficiency1/9/23 - 3/3/231/8/23 - 3/1/24
Contact Information
ContactPhoneE-Mail
DESE Assessment573-751-3545assessment@dese.mo.gov

Grade-Level

Data Recognition Corp. (DRC)

800-544-9868maphelpdesk@datarecognitioncorp.com

End-of-Course

NWEA

800-571-2545mocustomersupport@questarai.com

MAP-A

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)

844-675-4479dlm-support@ku.edu

WIDA ACCESS - WIDA Website, Test Administration

WIDA

866-276-7735help@wida.us

WIDA ACCESS - Test Materials, Tech Support

Data Recognition Corp. (DRC)

855-787-9615wida@datarecognitioncorp.com
DESE Pre-Coding573-522-3207dsm@dese.mo.gov
Accountability Data573-751-4426accountabilitydata@dese.mo.gov
Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP)573-751-4104msip@dese.mo.gov

Assessment Calendar

Assessment Name Dates Event
ACCESS DUE April 05, 2024 ACCESS Deadline To Ship Materials To DRC
ACCESS DUE July 09, 2024 ACCESS Districts Receive Final Data
Grade-Level DUE August 07, 2024 MAP Grade-Level 2023-2024 Printed ISRs and Student Labels Arrive In District
EOC DUE August 07, 2024 EOC Spring 2024 - Printed SIRs and Student Labels Arrive In District
MAP-A September 09, 2024 to December 20, 2024 MAP-A Fall 2024 Required Instructionally Embedded testing window
ACCESS DUE September 20, 2024 Alternate ACCESS - Districts Receive Final Data
EOC October 21, 2024 to January 25, 2025 Fall State Testing Window
ACCESS DUE October 10, 2024 Alternate ACCESS - Districts Receive Printed Individual Student Reports (ISR)
EOC DUE October 02, 2024 Fall 1st Window Precode Due
EOC DUE November 13, 2024 Fall 2nd Window Precode Due
Grade-Level DUE November 25, 2024 GLA Testlets Available
ACCESS January 06, 2025 to February 28, 2025 ACCESS and ACCESS ALT
MAP-A February 03, 2025 to May 16, 2025 MAP-A Spring 2025 Required Instructionally Embedded Testing Window
EOC DUE February 19, 2025 Spring 1st Window Precode Due
Grade-Level DUE February 10, 2025 Spring Window Precode Due
EOC March 10, 2025 to May 16, 2025 Spring State Testing Window
EOC March 09, 2025 to May 15, 2025 Spring 2026
Grade-Level DUE March 03, 2025 Spring Window Precode Due
EOC DUE March 03, 2025 Spring 2nd Window Precode Due
EOC June 02, 2025 to August 01, 2025 EOC Summer
MAP-A September 08, 2025 to December 19, 2025 MAP-A Fall 2025 Required Instructionally Embedded Testing Window
EOC October 20, 2025 to January 23, 2026 Fall 2025
ACCESS January 05, 2026 to February 27, 2026 ACCESS and ACCESS Alt 2026
MAP-A February 09, 2026 to May 15, 2026 MAP-A Spring 2026 Required Instructionally Embedded Testing Window
Grade-Level April 07, 2026 to May 15, 2026 GLA Spring 2026
MAP-A September 14, 2026 to December 18, 2026 MAP-A Fall 2026 Required Instructionally Embedded Testing Window
MAP-A February 01, 2027 to May 21, 2027 MAP-A Spring 2027 Required Instructionally Embedded testing window