Assessment
STARR
Standards
Miscellaneous
100
Grades 3,4,5
What grades are tested on STARR in elementary?
100
To be ready for the next grade
What is academic readiness?
100
Readiness, Supporting, and Process Standards
What type of standards are tested on STAAR?
100
Reporting categories
What is the new name for tested objectives?
200
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
What does the acronym STAAR stand for?
200
To be ready for the next grade
What is academic readiness?
200
Are essential for success in the current grade.
What is a readiness standard?
200
Standard may have 2-4 questions on STAAR
What are readiness standards?
300
Reading, Math, Science
What content is tested on the elementary STAAR?
300
More complex and requires more thinking
What does rigor mean?
300
They address more narrowly defined ideas and do not play a central role.
What is a supporting standard?
300
Foundational grades K-2 play a critical role for STAAR
What grade levels play a critical role for STAAR?
400
in the Fall of 2012
When will the state set the performance standards?
400
TAKS is horizontal and STAAR is vertical.
What is the difference between TAKS and STAAR?
400
Analyzing the verbs and nouns
What is unpacking standards?
400
4 hour time limit.
What is the amount of time students have to take STAAR?
500
TABS, TEAMS, TAAS, TAKS, STAAR
What is the history of assessments in Texas?
500
What level will most of the questions be on STAAR?
Real life application questions or higher
500
Approximately 70% of the TEKS in a tested grade level
What are supporting standards?
500
The lowest performing SE’s in a tested grade level.
What are hot spots?