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L.I.S.D. Staff Development

L.I.S.D. Staff Development . August 2011. S tate of T exas A ssessments of A cademic R eadiness. WELCOME Share what you know about STAAR. What do we know about STAAR? Will begin in 2011-12 Grades 3 through 8 First year 9 th graders Will be “significantly more rigorous” than TAKS

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L.I.S.D. Staff Development

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  1. L.I.S.D. Staff Development August 2011 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

  2. WELCOME • Share what you know about STAAR

  3. What do we know about STAAR? • Will begin in 2011-12 • Grades 3 through 8 • First year 9th graders • Will be “significantly more rigorous” than TAKS • Will measure student performance AND academic readiness • Grade 3-8 STAAR tests in Reading and Math will be linked (from grade to grade) to performance expectations for • English III STAAR and • Algebra II STAAR

  4. Keep in mind . . . we’ve been walking this path for a while! TABS TEAMS TAAS TAKS [SDAA/LDAA] TAKS (Acc/M/Alt)

  5. Episode V – The Birth of STAAR After nearly 30 years of state testing, Texas announces the “Next Generation” of tests. Beginning in 2011-12 TAKS (the descendant of TABS, TEAMS and TAAS) will be replaced with STAAR (the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness). STAAR will be significantly more rigorous than TAKS.

  6. What does STAAR include? • 12 end-of-course assessments • Mandated by SB 1031 in 2007 • Grade 3-8 assessments (replacing TAKS) • Mandated by HB 3 in 2009

  7. The tests….. The high school level STAAR tests are COURSE tests, NOT grade level tests

  8. – A New World • Must be linked to college readiness • Will have “clearer, fewer, deeper” focus • Provides a more clearly articulated assessment program • Focuses on fewer skills • Addresses those skills in a deeper manner

  9. What does it mean to be an assessment of academic / college readiness? • TAKS • Question: • Did I pass 6th grade? • STAAR • Questions • Did I pass 6th grade? • Am I ready for 7th grade? • And 8th grade?

  10. In a STAAR world, college readiness starts early

  11. STAAR Exit Level Math? (2012) • Five Steps: • The student must know how to apply the • quadratic formula to find the value of the • discrimant • Find quadratic equation on formula chart: • If • there are two real number roots of the equation • and the graph of the parabola crosses the • x-axis at those roots • If • there is a “multiple” or repeated root of the • equation and the vertex of the graph of the • parabola touches the x-axis at that root. • If • the roots of the equation are imaginary numbers • and the graph of the parabola does not • intersect the x-axis TAKS Exit Level Math (2002 Field Test) TAAS Exit Level Math (1999) TEAMS Exit Level Math (1986) • Five Steps: • Add all votes • 240 + 420 + 180 + 300 + 60 = 1,200 • 2. Determine which student finished 3rd • (Bridget: 240 votes) • 3. Determine Bridget’s %age of votes • 240 / 1,200 = 20% • Know that a pie chart has 360 total degrees • Determine 20% of 360 degrees: • .20 x 360 = 72 • Three Steps: • Find paper • on pie chart • Divide tons of • paper by total • tons: • 72/180 • 3. Convert to 40% TABS Exit Level Math (1982) • Two Steps: • Find point on graph • Multiply • 30 pupils x $300 = $9,000 • One Step: • Fewest barrels Where were you and what were you doing the year each test was administered?

  12. STAAR Passing Standards:What does it take to pass? • TAKS • Standards were set separately for each grade and subject and were primarily informed by examination of test content • 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 BOTTOM LINE – STAAR will likely have a more consistent and higher cut score to pass the test.

  13. STAAR Passing Standards:When will we know what they are? • High School STAAR tests • Fall 2011 • Grades 3-8 STAAR tests • Fall 2012

  14. Other Considerations… • Texas Education Agency (TEA) is considering implementing time limits for STAAR to align Texas' testing policies with other state and national assessments and better prepare students for timed tests such as SAT, ACT, and AP tests. • Emphasis will be placed on applying learning in problem solving situations

  15. Other Considerations… • Degree of difficulty the result of a variety of factors: • Length of test (STAAR longer than TAKS) • Difficulty of questions (STAAR will include the hardest questions from TAKS • Multiple steps required for identifying correct answer

  16. What can Parents do to Prepare Their Child for STARR? • Read with your child every night! • Let your children tackle problem solving activities so they can process the questions: “Why does this happen?” & “What would happen if we did this? Why?” • Create a system and provide structure for your child in terms of homework, and if possible, check over their work.

  17. One thing that teachers can do to help get kids ready for STAAR is to use Higher Level Questioning Strategies…especially in the middle to end of the year when they are tired. It is at this time when the curriculum usually gets more difficult and teachers need to focus on asking good questions. • For more information on STAAR check out the TEA website: • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar

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