FY09 Correlation of MAPT Scores to the ABE Curriculum Frameworks, Grade Level Equivalents (GLEs), and National Reporting System (NRS) Levels
| MAPT for Math | MAPT Scale Score Range | Curriculum Framework Level | GLE Range | NRS Level |
N/A: No test available. Use TABE Level L (Literacy) | N/A | Beginning Adult Numeracy | GLE 0-1.9 | Beginning ABE Literacy |
MAPT for Math 2- Beginning ABE | 200 - 299 | Beginning ABE | GLE 2-3.9 | Beginning Basic |
MAPT for Math 3- Intermediate ABE | 300 - 399 | Intermediate ABE | GLE 4-5.9 | Low Intermediate |
MAPT for Math 4- Pre-GED | 400 - 499 | Pre-GED | GLE 6-8.9 | High Intermediate |
MAPT for Math 5- Pre-GED | 500 - 599 | GED | GLE 9-10.9 | Low Adult Secondary Education |
MAPT for Math 6- Pre-GED* | 600- 700 | Bridge to College | GLE 11-12.9 | High Adult Secondary Education |
* Learners who enter a program at the High ASE Level by scoring 600 or above in their MAPT pre-test
| MAPT for Reading | MAPT Scale Score Range | Curriculum Framework Level | GLE Range | NRS Level |
| N/A: Use TABE Level L (Literacy) | Use TABE Level L scale scores | ELA Reading Strand: Initial | GLE 0 - 1.9 | Beginning ABE Literacy |
MAPT for Reading 2- Emerging | 200 - 299 | ELA Reading Strand-Emerging | GLE 2-3.9 | Beginning Basic |
MAPT for Reading 3- Transitional | 300 - 399 | ELA Reading Strand-Transitional | GLE 4-5.9 | Low Intermediate |
MAPT for Reading 4- Advancing | 400 - 499 | ELA Reading Strand-Advancing | GLE 6-8.9 | High Intermediate |
MAPT for Reading 5- Adept | 500 - 599 | ELA Reading Strand-Adept | GLE 9-10.9 | Low Adult Secondary Education |
| N/A** | 600 - 700 | | GLE 11 - 12.9 | High Adult Secondary Education |
*There is no MAPT test name here because there are only four starting points for learners taking the MAPT for Reading. Their final scores, however, could place them in the 600-700 level (e.g., a learner who enters the test at the "Adept" starting point and does well enough to be classified into Level 6.
last updated: November 20, 2008
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