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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are the state standards for the US state of Texas public schools from kindergarten to year 12. [1] They detail the curriculum requirements for every course. State-mandated standardized tests measure acquisition of specific knowledge and skills outlined in this curriculum.
The Texas Education Agency says that the STAAR program for grades 3–8 will assess the same subjects as TAKS did, but that for high school "...grade-specific assessments will be replaced with 12 end-of-course (EOC) assessments: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, English III, world geography ...
The official logo of the TAKS test. Mainly based on the TAAS test's logo. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was the fourth Texas state standardized test previously used in grade 3-8 and grade 9-11 to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. [1]
High school (occasionally senior high school) includes grades 9 through 12. Students in these grades are commonly referred to as freshmen (grade 9), sophomores (grade 10), juniors (grade 11), and seniors (grade 12). At the high school level, students generally take a broad variety of classes without specializing in any particular subject.
In 1998, the Texas State Board of Education authorized UTHS to provide a high school curriculum and award Texas high school diplomas. [3] UTHS is a Texas public school, defined as a Special Purpose District (TEC §11.351). [4]
Texas Tech K-12 is an approved learning school from kindergarten through twelfth grade program in Texas, offering high school diplomas. [2] It is operated by Texas Tech University, which is located in Lubbock. Texas Tech K-12 offers individual courses (supplemental), credit by exams (CBEs), homeschool curriculum, bulk testing services, and a ...
The TAAS, or Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, was the third standardized test used in Texas between 1991 and 2002, when it was replaced by the TAKS test from 2003 to 2013. [1] It was used from grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Passing the Grade 11 level was required for graduation, but many opportunities for retesting were available.
These cutoff scores also vary by grade (6th, 7th, 8th) and school size (1A-4A, 5A-6A). The higher the grade the higher the cutoff and the larger the school the higher the cutoff. [2] The statewide competitions are held at the University of Texas at San Antonio campus during spring. The statewide competitions are always more difficult than the ...