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The Texas Education Agency oversees several student testing programs, including state-required assessments. Resources available on this page include research studies, technical reports, and statewide assessment analyses to help educators, policymakers, researchers, families, and the public better understand Texas student assessment programs.
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.
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.
Standard–Setting Reports
STAAR
STAAR Alternate 2
TELPAS
TELPAS Alternate
Additional Reports and Studies
Additional Technical Digest
2021-2022 Technical Digest
- 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
2020-2021 Technical Digest
- 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