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Missouri's State Tests at a Glance
In grades 3 through 8, the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Grade-Level Assessment covers English language arts and math every year, plus science in grades 5 and 8. The tests are given online in the DRC INSIGHT secure browser, and large print, braille or paper editions are used only when a student needs one as an accommodation. There is no time limit for any test: the times below are the state's estimates for each session, and a student may not go back to a session once it is submitted. Testing takes place each spring.
English Language Arts
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Three sessions; online; Session 3 is a listening session with headphones | Untimed; about 45 to 105, 25 to 55 and 15 to 35 minutes for Sessions 1, 2 and 3 | Reading literary text (21 to 25%), reading informational text (21 to 25%), research (13 to 16%), writing (13 to 16%), language (9 to 13%), speaking and listening (13 to 16%) |
| Grade 4 | Four sessions; online; a passage-based writing prompt in Session 1; Session 4 is a listening session with headphones | Untimed; about 100 to 130 minutes for the writing prompt in Session 1, then 40 to 90, 15 to 40 and 15 to 35 minutes for Sessions 2, 3 and 4 | Reading literary text (21 to 25%), reading informational text (21 to 25%), research (13 to 16%), writing process (4%), composing writing (14%), language (7%), speaking and listening (13 to 16%) |
| Grade 5 | Three sessions; online; Session 3 is a listening session with headphones | Untimed; about 45 to 95, 25 to 50 and 15 to 35 minutes for Sessions 1, 2 and 3 | Reading literary text (21 to 25%), reading informational text (21 to 25%), research (13 to 16%), writing (13 to 16%), language (9 to 13%), speaking and listening (13 to 16%) |
| Grade 6 | Three sessions; online; Session 3 is a listening session with headphones | Untimed; about 40 to 95, 20 to 40 and 15 to 30 minutes for Sessions 1, 2 and 3 | Reading literary text (23 to 27%), reading informational text (23 to 27%), research (13 to 16%), writing (15%), speaking and listening (13 to 16%) |
| Grade 7 | Three sessions; online; Session 3 is a listening session with headphones | Untimed; about 40 to 80, 20 to 40 and 15 to 25 minutes for Sessions 1, 2 and 3 | Reading literary text (25 to 29%), reading informational text (25 to 29%), research (13 to 17%), writing (13 to 17%), speaking and listening (13 to 17%) |
| Grade 8 | Four sessions; online; a passage-based writing prompt in Session 1; Session 4 is a listening session with headphones | Untimed; about 100 to 130 minutes for the writing prompt in Session 1, then 35 to 75, 15 to 30 and 15 to 25 minutes for Sessions 2, 3 and 4 | Reading literary text (23 to 27%), reading informational text (23 to 27%), research (13 to 16%), writing and language as a writer (14%), writing and language as a reader (7%), speaking and listening (13 to 16%) |
Every session mixes selected-response and technology-enhanced questions. In grades 4 and 8, students may use a dictionary, a thesaurus and a published grammar handbook on the writing prompt only.
Mathematics
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Three sessions; Session 3 is performance events; online; no calculator; reference sheet | Untimed; about 30 to 55 minutes each for Sessions 1 and 2, and 15 to 30 minutes for Session 3 | Number sense and operations in base ten (17 to 21%), number sense and operations in fractions (17 to 21%), relationships and algebraic thinking (17 to 36%), geometry and measurement with data and statistics (14 to 32%), performance event (13%) |
| Grade 4 | Three sessions; Session 3 is performance events; online; no calculator; reference sheet | Untimed; about 30 to 55 minutes each for Sessions 1 and 2, and 15 to 30 minutes for Session 3 | Number sense and operations in base ten (19 to 23%), number sense and operations in fractions (16 to 29%), relationships and algebraic thinking (10 to 22%), geometry and measurement with data and statistics (20 to 37%), performance event (13%) |
| Grade 5 | Three sessions; Session 3 is performance events; online; no calculator; reference sheet | Untimed; about 35 to 60 minutes each for Sessions 1 and 2, and 15 to 30 minutes for Session 3 | Number sense and operations in base ten (15 to 19%), number sense and operations in fractions (23 to 31%), relationships and algebraic thinking (10 to 22%), geometry and measurement with data and statistics (16 to 36%), performance event (13%) |
| Grade 6 | Three sessions; Session 3 is performance events; online; calculator in every session; reference sheet | Untimed; about 30 to 50 minutes each for Sessions 1 and 2, and 30 to 40 minutes for Session 3 | Ratios and proportional relationships (13 to 17%), number sense and operations (17 to 26%), expressions, equations and inequalities (22 to 34%), geometry and measurement with data analysis, statistics and probability (19 to 28%), performance event (15%) |
| Grade 7 | Three sessions; Session 3 is performance events; online; calculator in every session; reference sheet | Untimed; about 30 to 50 minutes each for Sessions 1 and 2, and 30 to 40 minutes for Session 3 | Ratios and proportional relationships (19 to 22%), number sense and operations (15 to 19%), expressions, equations and inequalities (20 to 28%), geometry and measurement with data analysis, statistics and probability (18 to 33%), performance event (15%) |
| Grade 8 | Three sessions; Session 3 is performance events; online; calculator in every session; reference sheet | Untimed; about 30 to 50 minutes each for Sessions 1 and 2, and 30 to 40 minutes for Session 3 | Number sense and operations with expressions, equations and inequalities (32 to 46%), geometry and measurement with data analysis, statistics and probability (23 to 37%), functions (13 to 20%), performance event (15%) |
Session 3 holds performance events, where students apply what they know to explore and analyze a more complex scenario; each year the performance event can come from any reporting category. In grades 4 and 5 a calculator is allowed only as an accommodation in a student's IEP or 504 plan, and using a calculator in grade 3 math invalidates the score. In grades 6 to 8 the Desmos calculator is built into the test, and students may also use a handheld calculator.
Science
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | Two sessions; online; four-function calculator allowed | Untimed; about 60 to 80 minutes per session | Physical science (33 to 40%), life science (30 to 33%), earth and space sciences (30 to 33%) |
| Grade 8 | Two sessions; online; four-function, scientific and graphing calculator allowed | Untimed; about 55 to 75 minutes per session | Physical science (30 to 35%), life science (30 to 35%), earth and space sciences (30 to 35%) |
Both sessions include multiple-choice, technology-enhanced and constructed-response questions.