Assessment Reports and Studies
Technical Digest
The Technical Digest provides information to Texas testing coordinators, educators, researchers, and interested citizens about the development procedures and technical attributes of the state-mandated assessment program. The most recent technical digests can be found below. Previous digests can be found on the Assessment and Reports Archive webpage.
- Chapters 1–5 and 8
- Bibliography
- Appendices
- Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Assessment in Texas
- Chapter 2: Building a High-Quality Assessment System
- Chapter 3: Standard Technical Processes
- Chapter 4: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Chapter 5: STAAR Alternate 2
- Chapter 6: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
- Chapter 7: TELPAS Alternate
- Chapter 8: Resources
- Bibliography
- Appendix A: Quality Control System
- Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Tables
- Correlation Estimates
- Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- On-Track Results
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- English Learner Performance Measure
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Table
- Correlation Estimates
- RSSS Conversion Tables and CSEM
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Validity Evidence Based on the Consequences of Testing (Proficiency Level Trends)
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Assessment in Texas
- Chapter 2: Building a High-Quality Assessment System
- Chapter 3: Standard Technical Processes
- Chapter 4: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Chapter 5: STAAR Alternate 2
- Chapter 6: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
- Chapter 7: TELPAS Alternate
- Chapter 8: Resources
- Bibliography
- Appendix A: Quality Control System (QCS)
- Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Tables
- Correlation Estimates
- Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- On-Track Results
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- English Learner Performance Measure
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- Chapter 1: Historical Overview of Assessment in Texas
- Chapter 2: Building a High-Quality Assessment System
- Chapter 3: Standard Technical Processes
- Chapter 4: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Chapter 5: STAAR Alternate 2
- Chapter 6: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
- Chapter 7: TELPAS Alternate
- Chapter 8: Resources
- Bibliography
- Appendix A: Quality Control System (QCS)
- Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- No STAAR statistical tables were reported for the 2019-2020 School Year.
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- No STAAR Alternate 2 statistical tables were reported for the 2019–2020 School Year.
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Classification Accuracy Table
- Correlation Estimates
- Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of
Measurement (CSEM) - Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
Standard–Setting Reports
STAAR
- STAAR Standard Setting Technical Report
- Chapter 12: Redesigned STAAR English EOC Standard Setting
- Chapter 13: 2015 STAAR Grades 3–8 Mathematics Standard Setting
- Grades 3–8 Standard Setting Process Overview
- EOC Standard Setting Process Overview
- Standard Setting Questions and Answers
STAAR Alternate 2
- STAAR Alternate 2 Standard Setting Technical Report
- Standard Setting Process Overview
- Standard Setting Questions and Answers
TELPAS
TELPAS Alternate
Alignment Studies
House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, STAAR Study
House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, required the Commissioner of Education to direct a study on the state assessment instruments to independently evaluate the readability and alignment.
House Bill 743, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, STAAR Study
House Bill 743, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, required TEA to conduct an independent evaluation of the validity and reliability of the STAAR grades 3–8 tests.
Grade Correlation Studies
- 2020–2021 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR English II)
- 2018–2019 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR English I)
- 2016–2017 Grade Correlation Study (STAAR Biology)
Additional Reports and Studies
- 2023 STAAR Hybrid Scoring Study (PDF)
- 2023 Civics Questions
- 2023 Civics Data
- 2021 Validity Evidence Based on the Consequences of Testing : Proficiency-Level Trends
- 2020 State of Texas Transition to Online Assessments Feasibility Study
- 2019 TELPAS Writing Audit Report
- 2018 Lexile Linking Study
Previous Technical Digests, reports, and studies can be found on the Reports and Studies Archive webpage.
Contact Information
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