State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) is Texas’s standardized testing program used to measure students’ mastery of state curriculum standards and determine academic progress and school accountability.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational assessment
ⓘ
standardized testing program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STAAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Texas Education Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
charter school students in Texas
ⓘ
public school students in Texas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
TEKS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endOfCourseSubject |
Algebra I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biology ⓘ English I ⓘ English II NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | primarily computer-based ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Texas Education Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal Every Student Succeeds Act requirements ⓘ |
| gradeLevelsAssessed |
grades 3–8
ⓘ
high school end-of-course subjects ⓘ |
| hasAccommodation |
STAAR Alternate 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
STAAR Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ designated supports for eligible students ⓘ |
| includesAssessment |
STAAR end-of-course exams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
STAAR mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ STAAR reading NERFINISHED ⓘ STAAR science ⓘ STAAR social studies ⓘ STAAR writing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInSchoolYear | 2011–2012 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine academic progress
ⓘ
measure student mastery of Texas curriculum standards ⓘ support school accountability ⓘ |
| replaced |
TAKS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
language arts
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ reading ⓘ science ⓘ social studies ⓘ |
| testingWindow |
spring
ⓘ
summer retest opportunities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal accountability reporting
ⓘ
high school graduation requirements ⓘ state accountability ratings ⓘ student promotion decisions in some grades ⓘ |
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