STAAR A STAAR Alternate 2 Changes to Mathematics Assessments Changes to Writing Assessments Students Receiving Instruction Above Grade Level Standardized

• STAAR A • STAAR Alternate 2• Changes to Mathematics Assessments• Changes to Writing Assessments

• Students Receiving Instruction AboveGrade Level

• Standardized Oral Administration (SOA)• Changes to the 2014–2015 Assessment

Calendar

• Based on revisions to the mathematics TEKS, the STAAR mathematics assessments are changing for grades 3–8 in spring 2015 to align with the revised TEKS.– Raw score information provided in spring 2015

– New performance standards approved in summer 2015

– Pass/fail information provided in late summer 2015

– No SSI second or third administration for mathematics

• Based on revisions to the mathematics TEKS, graphing calculation devices are now required for all students taking the STAAR grade 8 mathematics test.

– Required for general STAAR as well as STAAR L and STAAR A

– Required for both paper and online administrations

– Can be a handheld graphing calculator

– Can be a graphing calculator application on a tablet

• STAAR reference material for paper administrations– Printed in test booklet on perforated pages– May print and distribute (but not required) – If printing, use TEA website

• STAAR reference material for online administrations– Available in online test through the exhibit window– May print and distribute (but not required)– If printing, use Pearson website

• Beginning in spring 2015, field-test prompts will no longer be included in operational STAAR assessments.

– Students will write two essays on the grades 4 and 7 writing assessments, one on each day.

– Students will write one essay on the English I and II assessments.

– The grade 7 writing assessment has been restructured to parallel grade 4.

• The purposes for writing have now been assigned to a particular day for grades 4 and 7.

– Grade 4: Personal Narrative on Day 1; Expository on Day 2

– Grade 7: Expository on Day 1; Personal Narrative on Day 2

– Test design schematics for grades 4 and 7 have been revised to reflect this change.

Calendar Highlights – STAAR Alternate 2 testing window has been

expanded.

– Administration date for STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics has shifted.

– Report dates have shifted.

– TAKS will be offered in October, March, and July.

2014–2015 Testing Calendars

– TEA Student Assessment Calendar –Calendar of Events

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/ manuals/dccm/

http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Welcome_ and_Overview/Calendars/Agency_Calendars/

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/manuals/dccm/




http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Welcome_%20and_Overview/Calendars/Agency_Calendars/






Changes and Reminders

- Revisions posted on the TEA website December 12, 2014

Changes and Reminders- STAAR Alternate 2

testing window expanded to February 9–27, 2015

- TAKS offered only in October, March, and July and only online

- Grades 5 and 8 mathematics not offered in March


- Administration of STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics moved to Monday, April 20, 2015

- Report dates have shifted to May 22, including report dates for grades 5 and 8 mathematics


- STAAR grades 5 and 8 reading scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Changes

STAAR Alternate 2- Order additional materials: 2/20/2015- Testing window: 2/9/15–2/27/15

STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics- Testing date: 4/20/15

Report dates- All 5/20/15 dates

shifted to 5/22/15

2015–2016 Calendar

- Posted for review

- Comment period ends January 30, 2015

Changes to the 2015 STAAR Grades 5 and 8 Test Administrations

See January 6, 2015, letter to ESC and District Testing Coordinators

March 2015 STAAR Assessments Administration Dates

– March 30 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 1)

English I

– March 31 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 2)

Grades 5 and 8 reading

– April 1 English II

March 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading – printed prior to the decision to shift the test

administration date for grades 5 and 8 mathematics

– labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading”

– contain sections for both mathematics and reading

Make sure students mark their responses to the reading questions on the reading portion of the answer document.

March 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading – Students should not mark any answers to the reading

questions in the mathematics section.

– Leave the SCORE CODE and TEST TAKEN INFO for mathematics blank.

March 2015 STAAR Assessments Test Booklets for Grades 5 and 8 – include reading only

Answer Document Packing Lists (ADPLs)– will not change

– enter the number of answer documents being returned for scoring for each grade level

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Administration Dates

– April 20 Grades 5 and 8 mathematics

– April 21 Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 mathematics

Grade 8 social studies

– April 22 Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 reading

Grades 5 and 8 science

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents – Districts receive two sets of precoded answer documents

for students in grades 5 and 8– one set for the administration of grade 5 or 8 mathematics

– one set for the administration of grade 5 science or grade 8 social studies and science

– Both sets of answer documents precoded with the same student data

– required to make updates to data on both answer documents

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics– same form as the March 2015 answer documents

– labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading”

– contain sections for both mathematics and reading

Make sure students mark their responses to the mathematics questions on the mathematics portion of the answer document.

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics – Students should not mark any answers to the mathematics

questions in the reading section.

– Leave the SCORE CODE and TEST TAKEN INFO for reading blank.

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Test Booklets for Grades 5 and 8 – Districts will receive two sets of test booklets.

– one set will contain mathematics only

– other set will contain grade 5 science or grade 8 social studies and science

Answer Document Packing Lists (ADPLs)– ADPLs will not change.

– add all answer documents together by grade (e.g., total of grade 5 mathematics and grade 5 science) and record on ADPL by grade

Reports for March and April Administrations

March Grades 5 and 8 Reading – Online reports will be available by April 15, 2015.

Paper Reports for Grades 3–8 – Districts will receive two sets of reports.

– one set of reports for grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading

– one set of reports for other grades and subjects administered in spring 2015

– anticipate receipt in district by May 22, 2015

Reports for March and April Administrations

Grades 3–8 Mathematics – Only raw score information will be reported. – Updated reports with scale scores and pass/fail

information will be sent in early September.

2015 Manuals2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– STAAR

– STAAR Alternate 2

– TELPAS

Keep for the entire year!

Highlights of the 2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– covers activities that run from January through December 2015 administrations

– keep for the entire 2015 calendar year

– STAAR A information incorporated into text as appropriate

– new separate section for STAAR Alternate 2

Highlights of the 2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– STAAR calculator policy reflects changes in grade 8 mathematics assessments

– added approval process for paper administrations of STAAR L, STAAR A, and TELPAS

– added appendices that detail answer document score code information and oral/signed administrations

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

Resources Webpage

– includes updated list of links to all online resources linked in manual so hard-copy manual users are aware of extra information available online


STAAR A

– STAAR A does not have a separate section of instructions

– STAAR A and standardized oral administration (SOA) information added where applicable


Gridding Answer Documents

– greater detail on use of score codes


Gridding Answer Documents

– Appendix B: Answer Document and Score Code Information


STAAR Alternate 2

– STAAR Alternate 2 section for coordinators added to DCCM and Coordinator Manual Resources page

– contains its own section on security


STAAR Alternate 2

– STAAR Alternate 2 Materials Control Form included for administrators to preview testing materials

May need to add extra days or print duplicate copies

Record test booklets and test administrator manuals on two separate lines

2015 Manuals2015 STAAR Test Administrator Manuals

Grades 3–5

Grades 6–8

EOC– will be posted online early February 2015

– due in districts by February 20, 2015

– will only be shipped once Keep for the entire year!

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals

– instructions are limited to test administrator duties

– Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials included

– appendix added on general tools available in TestNav (details pulled out of general scripts)

– contain Oaths of Security and Confidentiality that are applicable to all programs


– separate scripts (sections) for STAAR L, STAAR A, and SOA


Test Administration Directions

– internal Table of Contents at the beginning of the Test Administration Directions section


Guide to the Test Administration Directions

– contains general information about using the scripts



– emphasizes use of tutorials for students testing online

– includes specific information about accommodations and oral administration that must be read by the test administrator prior to the administration of the test



– describes special considerations for English language learners

– reiterates that a test administrator must have training from the campus coordinator regarding oral administration prior to testing

Additional Manuals and Resources for the Student Assessment Program

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Additional Manuals and Resources for the Student Assessment Program http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/

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