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Like the TAKS test, STAAR employs standardized tests to assess students' skills in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. [3] The TEA states that "The STAAR tests will be more rigorous than the TAKS tests and are designed to measure a student’s college and career readiness, starting in elementary school." [13]
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]
But STAAR scores are still a high-stakes matter for school districts, since they’re the main factor in accountability ratings. Those scores can affect how parents perceive their school districts ...
When news of the STAAR scores broke, Dorsey-Hollins said, “my phone was blowing up” with parents asking for help finding their children’s results. “That lets me know schools are not ...
The Texas Education Agency released 2023 standardized test scores, which show student learning remains steady but there's less mastery in some areas.
In 2015–2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 85% of students in HEB ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas. [4] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1488, and the average ACT score was 22.2. [4]
Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com. Texas students still lag in math, scores show. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said the results were an indication that students across the state ...
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]