Design of STAAR
What's New in 2014-2015
Standards
100
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness is the long version of this acronym.
What is STAAR (the acronym)?
100
Major changes were made to these that will affect assessed curriculum as well as student scores.
What are Math TEKS?
100
These important performance standards are the basis for all taught and tested curriculum.
What are Supporting, Readiness, and Process standards?
200
These tests (Reading, Writing, and Math) are administered to students at the elementary level
What are the STAAR tests administered to 4th graders?
200
These grade level will be tested at the end of the year using STAAR
What are grades 3-8 and High School?
200
These standards are tested every year
Readiness Standards
300
STAAR Accommodated is the new test for a previously administered STAAR assessment
What is STAAR Modified?
300
The state performance accountability system is divided into four parts..
What are... Index 1-Student Performance Index 2-Student Growth Index 3- Performance Gaps Index 4- Postsecondary Readiness
300
These standards are described by tools to know and ways to show
Process Standards
400
Level I-Unsatisfactory Level II- Satisfactory Level III-Advanced
What are the levels of performance standards for the STAAR test?
400
There were some major changes to STAAR that took effect at the start of the 2014-2015 school year
What are STAAR Accommodated Changes to STAAR ALT Implementation of new Math TEKS
400
These are some resources available on the Lead4ward website to help in understanding/teaching standards
What are... Snapshots IQ analysis Scaffolds
500
These are used to create STAAR test questions
What are TEKS?
500
This is the year Phase 3 standards will be implemented.
What is the 2018-2019 School Year?
500
There are fewer of these standards, but they are tested more often
What are readiness standards?
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