M-STEP Summative

The Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP, is a 21st Century computer-based assessment designed to gauge how well students are mastering state standards. These standards, developed for educators by educators, broadly outline what students should know and be able to do in order to be prepared to enter the workplace, career education training, and college. When combined with classroom work, report cards, local district assessments and other tools, M-STEP results offer a comprehensive view of student progress and achievement. For additional information, click State Assessment in Michigan:  What it is, What it means - And What it Offers

What's New

• M-STEP: What Do the Scores Mean?

Current Assessment Administration

• Managing the Floating Accessibility Menu Guidance Document
• Instructions for Temporarily Disabling the Kiosk Floating Accessibility Menu
• Test Administration Manual, Spring 2025   
• M-STEP Paper/Pencil Directions and Online Test Directions and Manual, Spring 2025
• Accountability Data Reporting Best Practices 
• List of Important Dates 
• Guide to State Assessments 2024-2025
• State Summative Assessments Testing Schedule
• Incident Reporting
• Assessment Integrity Guide 
• DRC INSIGHT Enhanced Experience Introduction
• MDE-Approved INSIGHT Tools Poster
• Calculator Policy, Mathematics M-STEP
• Electronic Device Policy
• Security Compliance Form 
• Graph Paper, Grades 6-8 M-STEP 
• Scratch Paper Policy, M-STEP 
• Instructions for Materials Return
• DRC INSIGHT Portal

Student Supports and Accommodations

• Multiplication Table Guidance 
• Supports and Accommodations Guidance Document for M-STEP, MI-Access, WIDA, PSAT, SAT, and ACT WorkKeys 
• Supports and Accommodations Plans and Procedures
• M-STEP Guide for Teachers of Students Who Are English Learners 
• M-STEP Guide for Teachers of Students Who Are Visually Impaired 
• M-STEP Guide for Teachers of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
• Supports and Accommodations Video Series
• Student Supports and Accommodations FAQ 
• Print-to-Braille Page Correspondence, M-STEP
• Recording and Tracking Resources

Content Specific Information

• Science Grades 5, 8, and 11 Annotated Sample Items 
• ELA M-STEP Passage-based Writing Prompt Rubric 
• ELA Sample Passage-based Writing (PBW) Prompts and Student Essay Scores
• ELA Sample Passage-based Writing Prompts
• ELA and Mathematics Blueprints
• Science Blueprint
• Social Studies Blueprint
• M-STEP Test Overview Training Videos
• M-STEP ELA Construct Relevant Vocabulary for English Language Arts and Literacy 
• ELA Crosswalks: Claims, Targets, and Standards
• Math Crosswalks: Claims, Targets, and Standards
• Online Practice for M-STEP ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies

  Answer Keys for Mathematics, ELA, Science, and Social Studies included

• Paper/Pencil Sample Item Sets

Assessment Training and Resources for Educators

• Test Administration Training Videos and PowerPoints, 2025 M-STEP
• Test Administrator Toolkit for Building Coordinators
• Assessment Security Training Information 
• Assessment Coordinator Training Guide
• Computer Adaptive Test Training Videos for ELA and Math
• Classroom Resources

  Performance Tasks and Rubrics for teacher-use in the classroom unrelated to test content on the M-STEP

• Supports and Accommodations Video Series
• Secure Site Training Documentation
• Educator Panels: Apply to become assessment review committee member
• Item Writers: Apply to become a state assessment item writer

Reporting

• M-STEP: What Do the Scores Mean?
• M-STEP Expectation Analysis Report Supplement
  Grade 5
  Grade 8
  Grade 11
• Interpretive Guide to M-STEP Reports, Spring 2024
• Student Growth in School Accountability
• Public Reports and Data Files for State Assessments
• MiLearn Student Assessment Score Reporting Site Educator User Guide 
• Grade 8 Testing Interpretive Guide to Reports 
• Dynamic Score Reporting Site User Guide
• Target Analysis Report Training Materials

General Information

• Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments Tools for Teachers
• Michigan's Education Assessment System: What It Is, What It Means, And What It Offers 
• Michigan's Education Assessment System Presentation
• Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) Information 
• Secure Site Support Documents
• Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment Project
• Spotlight Newsletter
• M-STEP Technical Reports

Parent/Student Information

• M-STEP: What Do the Scores Mean?
• State Superintendent Letter to Parents Regarding State Assessments
• Michigan State Assessment Guide to Parent Report Video
• Guides to Parent Reports
• Michigan's Education Assessment System: What It Is, What It Means, And What It Offers Flyer Spanish Translation
  • Arabic Translation
• MiLearn Student Assessment Score Reporting Site Parent User Guide
• MiLearn Student Assessment Score Reporting Site Student User Guide
• Starting Smarter Informational Flyer 
• Parent Teacher Conference Guide
• Michigan Linked Educational Assessment Reporting Network
  View your child's score reports directly from your local Student Information System
• M-STEP with Computer Adaptive Testing Video
  Explains the M-STEP state assessment, what it measures, how it is given and how computer adaptive tests work
• What Parents Should Know About Assessments - includes valuable resources 
• Student Testing, What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare 
• M-STEP: What can students expect? Video
  This video provides an overview of what students can expect including types of questions when taking the M-STEP assessment administered in grades 3-8 and 11.
• M-STEP/MME Parent Report Video
  How to read and interpret student scores on their parent report. 
• Michigan Academic Standards