Technical report
Spanish MAP Growth Reading technical report
March 2021
By: Shudong Wang, Patrick Meyer, Carmen Hall, Teresa Krastel, Adam Withycombe

Description
This technical report documents the processes and procedures employed by NWEA to build and support the Spanish MAP Growth Reading assessment.
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