1. S TATE OF T EXAS A SSESSMENTS OF A CADEMIC R EADINESS (STAAR) November 2010 Curriculum & Instruction Elementary ELA 1

2. S TATE OF T EXAS A SSESSMENTS OF A CADEMIC R EADINESS (STAAR)  Grades 3−8 Tests are in same grades and subjects as TAKS  More rigorous than TAKS; greater emphasis on alignment to college and career readiness  Based on TEKS  Emphasis on Readiness Standards  Addressed in a deeper manner  Measures academic performance as students progress from Elementary to Middle to High School (Science too?????) 2

3. 3 STAAR Assessments Grades 3−8  3−8 mathematics  3−8 reading  4 and 7 writing  5 and 8 science  8 social studies 33 Implemented in 2011−2012 School Year as Field Test and Accountability will be set for subsequent years.

4. COLLEGE READINESS  House Bill 3 defines college readiness as the level of preparation a student must attain in English language arts and mathematics courses to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an entry-level general education course for credit in that same content area for a baccalaureate degree or associate degree program (Section 39.024a) 4

5. 5 Educator Committee Recommendation Committee determined…  TEKS eligible to be assessed Annually as Readiness Standards  TEKS eligible to be assessed as Across Years (various) Supporting Standards 55

6. READINESS STANDARDS Have the following characteristics…  They are essential for success in current grade/course  They are important for preparedness for next grade level/course  They support College & Career Readiness  They necessitate in-depth instruction  They address broad & deep ideas 6

7. S UPPORTING S TANDARDS Have the following characteristics…  Although introduced in the current grade/course, they may be emphasized in a subsequent year  Although reinforced in the current grade/course, they may be emphasized in a previous year  They play a role in preparing students for next grade, but not a central role  They address more narrowly defined ideas  Includes lower grade level TEKS in Science 7

8. R EADINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS Eligible Content Standards from TEKS Assessment Blueprint 8

9. C HANGES RECOMMENDED TO TEST KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS IN A DEEPER WAY  Tests will contain a greater number of items that have a higher cognitive complexity level.  Items will be developed to more closely match the cognitive complexity level evident in the TEKS.  In reading, greater emphasis will be given to critical analysis than to literal understanding.  In writing, students will be required to write two essays rather than one. 9

10. C HANGES RECOMMENDED TO TEST KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS IN A DEEPER WAY  In social studies, science, and mathematics, process skills will be assessed in context, not in isolation, which will allow for a more integrated and authentic assessment of these content areas. DUAL CODED  In science and mathematics, the number of open-ended (griddable) items will increase to allow students more opportunity to derive an answer independently 10

11. S T ANDARD S ETTING P ROCESS  Under TAKS, standards were set separately for each grade and subject and were primarily informed by examination of test content  Under STAAR, standards will be set as an aligned system across courses within a content area and will be set based on data from empirical studies of other state, national, and international assessments as well as on test content 11

12. T IMELINE FOR S TANDARD S ETTING  For STAAR 3−8 assessments, standards to be set in fall 2012, so reports for first administration in spring 2012 will be delayed  Science Standards are set. (Refer to STAAR Grade 5 Science Assessment handout) 12

13. W HAT DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN  TAKS–last year for ALL grades 2011  STAAR 3−8–first reports with performance standards applied will be available in late fall 2012  [NOTE: No retest opportunities for SSI grades/subjects in the 2011−2012 school year] 13

14. R EADING /W RITING 14

15. READING TAKSSTAAR Objective 1: Basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts Reporting Category 1: Understanding across genres Objective 2: Apply knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts Reporting Category 2: Comprehension and analysis of literary texts Objective 3: Use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts Reporting Category 3: Comprehension and analysis of informational texts Objective 4: Apply critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts 15

16. G ENRES TESTED ON STAAR 3 rd Grade: Literary * Fiction (Readiness) *Literary Nonfiction (Supporting) *Poetry (Supporting) *Drama (Ineligible) *Media Literacy (Embedded) Informational * Expository (Readiness) *Persuasive (Ineligible) Procedural (Embedded) Media Literacy (Embedded) 4 th Grade: Literary *Fiction (Readiness) *Literary Nonfiction (Supporting) *Poetry (Supporting) *Drama (Supporting) *Media Literacy (Embedded) Informational *Expository (Readiness) *Persuasive (Ineligible) Procedural (Embedded) Media Literacy (Embedded) 5 th Grade: Literary * Fiction (Readiness) *Literary Nonfiction (Supporting) *Poetry (Supporting) *Drama (Supporting) *Media Literacy (Embedded) Informational * Expository (Readiness) *Persuasive (Supporting) Procedural (Embedded) Media Literacy (Embedded) 16

17. 3 RD GRADE READING 17

18. 4 TH GRADE READING 18

19. 4 TH GRADE WRITING 19

20. 5 TH GRADE READING 20

21. M ATHEMATICS 21

22. 3-5 M ATH TAKS TO STAAR TAKS  Objective 1: Number Operations and Quantative Reasoning  Objective 2: Patterns, Relationships and Algebraic Reasoning  Objective 3: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning  Objective 4: Measurement  Objective 5: Probability and Statistics  Objective 6: Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools STAAR  Reporting Category 1: Number Operations and Quantitative Reasoning  Reporting Category 2: Patterns, Relationships and Algebraic Reasoning  Reporting Category 3: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning  Reporting Category 4: Measurement  Reporting Category 5: Probability and Statistics 22

23. M ATHEMATICS 3 RD G RADE 23

24. M ATHEMATICS 4 TH G RADE 24

25. M ATHEMATICS 5 TH G RADE 25

26. S CIENCE 26

27. 5 TH G RADE S CIENCE TAKS TO STAAR TAKS  Objective 1: Nature of Science  Objective 2: Life Science  Objective 3: Physical Science  Objective 4: Earth Science STAAR  Reporting Category 1: Matter and Energy  Reporting Category 2: Force, Motion, and Energy  Reporting Category 3: Earth and Space  Reporting Category 4: Organisms and Environments 27

28. S CIENCE 5 TH G RADE 28