Assessment Reports and Studies
Technical Digest
The Technical Digest provides information to ֱ testing coordinators, educators, researchers, and interested citizens about the development procedures and technical attributes of the state-mandated assessment program. The most recent technical digests can be found below.
Previous digests can be found on the archive webpage.
- Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Assessment in ֱ
- Chapter 2: Building a High-Quality Assessment System
- Chapter 3: Standard Technical Processes
- Chapter 4: State of ֱ Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Chapter 5: STAAR Alternate 2
- Chapter 6: ֱ English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
- Chapter 7: TELPAS Alternate
- Chapter 8: Resources
- Bibliography
- Appendix A: Quality Control System
- Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Tables
- Correlation Estimates
- Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- On-Track Results
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- English Learner Performance Measure
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Table
- Correlation Estimates
- RSSS Conversion Tables and CSEM
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Validity Evidence Based on the Consequences of Testing (Proficiency Level Trends)
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Assessment in ֱ
- Chapter 2: Building a High-Quality Assessment System
- Chapter 3: Standard Technical Processes
- Chapter 4: State of ֱ Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Chapter 5: STAAR Alternate 2
- Chapter 6: ֱ English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
- Chapter 7: TELPAS Alternate
- Chapter 8: Resources
- Bibliography
- Appendix A: Quality Control System (QCS)
- Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Tables
- Correlation Estimates
- Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- On-Track Results
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- English Learner Performance Measure
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Assessment in ֱ
- Chapter 2: Building a High-Quality Assessment System
- Chapter 3: Standard Technical Processes
- Chapter 4: State of ֱ Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Chapter 5: STAAR Alternate 2
- Chapter 6: ֱ English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
- Chapter 7: TELPAS Alternate
- Chapter 8: Resources
- Bibliography
- Appendix A: Quality Control System (QCS)
- Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- No STAAR statistical tables were reported for the 2019-2020 School Year.
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- No STAAR Alternate 2 statistical tables were reported for the 2019–2020 School Year.
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Table
- Correlation Estimates
- Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of
Measurement (CSEM) - Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
Standard–Setting Reports
STAAR
- 2023 STAAR Grades 3–8 Standard Setting Technical Report
- 2023 STAAR EOC Standard Setting Technical Report
- 2015 STAAR Combined Standard Setting Technical Report
- Chapter 12: Redesigned STAAR English EOC Standard Setting
- Chapter 13: 2015 STAAR Grades 3–8 Mathematics Standard Setting
- STAAR Standard Setting Questions and Answers
STAAR Alternate 2
- 2023 STAAR Alternate 2 Grades 3–8 Standard Setting Technical Report
- 2023 STAAR Alternate 2 End-of-Course Assessments Standard Setting Technical Report
- 2015 STAAR Alternate 2 Standard Setting Technical Report
- STAAR Alternate 2 Standard Setting Process Overview
- STAAR Alternate 2 Standard Setting Questions and Answers
TELPAS
- 2023 TELPAS Writing Standard Setting Technical Report
- 2018 TELPAS Listening, Speaking, and Reading Standard Setting Technical Report
TELPAS Alternate
Alignment Studies
House Bill 3, 86th ֱ Legislature, 2019, STAAR Study
House Bill 3, 86th ֱ Legislature, 2019, required the Commissioner of Education to direct a study on the state assessment instruments to independently evaluate the readability and alignment.
House Bill 743, 84th ֱ Legislature, 2015, STAAR Study
House Bill 743, 84th ֱ Legislature, 2015, required TEA to conduct an independent evaluation of the validity and reliability of the STAAR grades 3–8 tests.
Grade Correlation Studies
- 2022–2023 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR Algebra I)
- 2020–2021 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR English II)
- 2018–2019 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR English I)
- 2016–2017 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR Biology)
Additional Reports and Studies
- 2024 Civics Questions
- 2024 Civics Data
- Spring 2024 STAAR RLA Automated Scoring Methods and Results
- 2023–2024 STAAR Interim Technical Report
- 2024 TTAP Year 2 Technical Report
- 2023 Civics Questions
- 2023 Civics Data
- Spring 2023 STAAR Hybrid Scoring Study
- 2022–2023 STAAR Interim Assessments Summary Report
- 2023 TTAP Year 1 Technical Report
- 2021 Validity Evidence Based on the Consequences of Testing: Proficiency-Level Trends
Previous Technical Digests, reports, and studies can be found on the Reports and Studies Archive webpage.
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