General Information

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Assessment Calendar

• 2009-10 Student Assessment Testing Calendar

Scoring Tables/Passing Standards

The passing standard for all tests in all grades is the same each year: 2100. The passing scores vary depending upon the difficulty of each administration of the test and are not determined until after the test is given.

• Raw score cuts for various administrations of the TAKS and other tests.

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)

• Measures TEKS, the statewide curriculum, in the following grades and subjects:
     Grade 3: Reading, Mathematics
     Grade 4: Reading, Writing, Mathematics
     Grade 5: Reading, Mathematics, Science
     Grade 6: Reading, Mathematics
     Grade 7: Reading, Writing, Mathematics
     Grade 8: Reading, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science
     Grade 9: Reading, Mathematics
     Grades 10 and 11: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science
• The Spanish TAKS is administered to students in grades 3-6.
• Satisfactory  performance on the grade 3 reading assessment and grades 5 and 8 reading and mathematics assessments is required for promotion.
• Satisfactory performance on the TAKS at grade 11 is prerequisite to a high school diploma.

Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE)

• Measures the annual growth of second language learners in English reading proficiency and is used along with the English and Spanish TAKS.

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Accommodated (TAKS-A, formerly TAKS-I)

• Assesses all subjects and grade levels currently assessed by the TAKS.
• Developed in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) for students receiving special education services who are working on or near grade level.
• Students may only take TAKS-A tests at their enrolled grade level.
• Student results on TAKS-A are used for accountability.

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Alternative (TAKS-Alt)

• Assesses students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in the same grades and subjects as TAKS.
• Involves teachers observing students as they complete teacher-designed activities that link to the grade-level TEKS curriculum.

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified (TAKS-M)

• Developed for students who do not meet the participation requirements for TAKS-Alt and for whom TAKS in not appropriate.
• Administered to students whose disabilities have precluded them from achieving grade-level proficiency and will not reach grade-level achievement standards in the same time frame as other students.
   

For specific questions about the Texas assessment system, call TEA's Division of Student Assessment at (512) 463-9536.