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ACCOUNTABILITY
100
During the TAKS era, these concepts were known as "Objectives."
What are reporting categories?
100
In this level, the answer can be found in the information given. This type of questioning assesses what the student has read or heard. Students assessed in this manner will not be STAAR ready. Example: "Which amendment in the Constitution give citizens the right to bear arms?"
What is Level 1?
100
STAAR Released question stem (Algebra I): "The sales tax rate at a clothing store is 8.75%. Sales tax on an item is a function of its price. Which of the following is the dependent quantity in this function?"
What is Supporting Standard?
100
STAAR acronym.
What is the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness?
100
Tivy High School's State rating for two years.
What is Recognized?
200
The three standards measured through the STAAR assessment.
What are Readiness, Supporting, and Processing standards?
200
Common verbs used in this level are define, describe, list, name, recite, and state.
What is Level 1?
200
Released STAAR question stem (English I - Writing): "Sentences 10 and 11 are choppy and ineffective. What is the best way to revise these sentences?"
What is Readiness Standard?
200
Current grade level to be assessed with four End of Course assessments this year.
What is 9th grade?
200
Accountability measures still in place this school year.
What is Federal AYP?
300
This standard has the following characteristics: They are essential for success in the current grade level, They are important for preparedness for the next grade level or course, They support college and career readiness, They necessitate in-depth instruction, and They address broad and deep ideas.
What are Readiness Standards?
300
Verbs used by teachers to assess at this level are: apply, evaluate, predict, or hypothesize.
What is Level 3?
300
Released STAAR question stem (World Geography): "The deserts of the Middle East and North Africa are characterized by populations that - "
What is Readiness Standard?
300
Name the twelve EOC assessments created for students graduating on the Recommended or Distinguished Plans.
What are English I, English II, English III, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World Geography, World History, and US History?
300
Percentages of 10th grade math TAKS students (all and each sub-pop) and 10th grade ELA TAKS student who must pass assessment for AYP this year.
What is 83% for math and 87% for ELA?
400
This type of standard is assessed in context, not in isolation.
What are Process Standards?
400
Students are asked for more than the information covered. Questions set students up to problem solve or make judgments from information give. Example, "If there were a constitutional amendment that prohibited ownership of weapons by citizens, how might American society be affected?"
What is Level 3?
400
Released STAAR question stem (World History): "In a letter to a colleague, Isaac Newton wrote, 'If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.' Which earlier work made Newton's scientific contributions possible?"
What is Supporting Standard?
400
Name the assessments students graduating on the Minimum High School Plan must take for graduation purposes (assessements are being phased in).
What are English I, English II, English III, Algebra, Geometry, and World Geography, World History, US History, and Biology?
400
Percentage of EOC assessment score that is tied to final year grade.
What is 15%?
500
The key words in the student expectation that determines the level of "thinking" and the depth of knowledge our students must comprehend of the concept.
What are verbs?
500
This level of questioning expects students to process information and make sense of the information learned. Common verbs teachers used are: analyze, compare, contrast, and infer. Students who are successfully exposed to this type of questioning on a regular basis will be successful on STAAR.
What is Level 2?
500
Released STAAR question stem (Biology): "A lichen is composed of two organisms, a fungus and a cyanobacterium. The fungus provides a growing surface, moisture, and nutrients to the cyanobacterium. The cyanobacterium provides food to the fungus. This relationship is considered to be an example of which of the following?"
What is Readiness Standard?
500
By 2019-20 Texas ranks in top ten states in college readiness measures with no significant achievement gaps among student groups.
What is the reason for our new assessment?
500
Students graduating on the Distinguished Graduation Plan must score at this level on Algebra II and English III assessments.
What is Advanced Academic Performance?