Updates
Materials and Reporting
Alignment with State Curriculum
Vocabulary
100

There are now released STAAR ALT Tests for every _____________ and every _____________

What is every grade and every subject?

100

Concluding the test administration, the administer must return both _______ and ________ materials

What is used and unused?

100
Subjects assessed in Grade 3 and Grade 6

What is Mathematics and Reading

100

This is the summary of STAAR reporting categories, knowledge, and skill statements, and the student expectations tested on the STAAR test

What is Essence Statement

200

Each released test form includes a ______________ 

_______________    _______________ and a student booklet for each subject/grade or course.

What is a testing administrator manual?

200

This was formerly known as the Confidential Student Report (CSR) 

STAAR Report Card or STAAR Alternate 2 Student Report Card 

200

Subjects assessed in Grade 4 and Grade 7

What is Mathematics, Reading, Writing

200

These identify what Texas students should know and be able to do at every grade and every course in the required mathematics, reading, writing, science, and social studies curriculum

What is TEKS

300

On the released test forms correct answers are indicated by a ______

What is an asterisk?

300

Name one (1) material used or unused that must be returned concluding the test

What is 

  •  secure STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administrator manuals

  •  student booklets                

  •  scoring documents

  •  complete image card sets

  •  photocopies of secure test materials

300

Subjects assessed in Grade 8

What is Mathematics, Reading, Social Studies, Science
300

This links the prerequisite skills to the specific knowledge and skills statements and student expectations for the mathematics, reading, writing, science, and social studies curriculum

What is TEKS Curriculum Framework for STAAR ALT 2

400

This is "term" is classified as what students will need exposure to during instruction. The list does not encompass all the curriculum a student would be responsible for but more so vocabulary the students need to be familiar with

What is Instructional Term List?

400

Name two (2) materials to be provided to STAAR Alternate 2 test administrators per student 

What is 

  • one student booklet

  •  one image card set

  •  one scoring document

  •  one secure STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administrator manual for each grade, subject, or course tested

400

Subjects assessed for High School EOC

What is Algebra I, English I, Biology, Enlgish II, U.S. History
400

This is the complete listing of the TEKS academic content standards from pre-k through high school for the required mathematics, reading, writing, science, and social studies curriculum

What is TEKS Vertical Alignment for STAAR ALT 2