Assessment Reports and Studies
You can find Student Assessment related reports and studies on this page. If you cannot find what you need, please refer to the Student Assessment A–Z Directory.
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. This digest does not include all the information available about the assessment program in Texas. The most recent technical digests can be found below. Previous digests can be found on the Assessment and Reports Archive webpage.
- 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
- STAAR 2022 Classification Accuracy Tables
- STAAR 2022 Correlation Estimates
- STAAR 2022 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- STAAR 2022 Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- STAAR 2022 Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR 2022 On-Track Results
- STAAR 2022 Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR 2022 English Learner Performance Measure
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- STAAR Alternate 2 2022 Classification Accuracy Tables
- STAAR Alternate 2 2022 Correlation Estimates
- STAAR Alternate 2 2022 RSSS Conversion Tables and CSEM
- STAAR Alternate 2 2022 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- STAAR Alternate 2 2022 Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR Alternate 2 2022 Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- TELPAS 2022 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS 2022 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS 2022 RSSS Conversion Tables and CSEM
- TELPAS 2022 Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- TELPAS 2022 Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- TELPAS 2022 Validity Evidence Based on the Consequences of Testing (Proficiency Level Trends)
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- TELPAS Alternate 2022 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS Alternate 2022 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS Alternate 2022 RSSS Conversion Tables and CSEM
- TELPAS Alternate 2022 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- TELPAS Alternate 2022 Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- 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
- STAAR 2021 Classification Accuracy Tables
- STAAR 2021 Correlation Estimates
- STAAR 2021 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- STAAR 2021 Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- STAAR 2021 Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR 2021 On-Track Results
- STAAR 2021 Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR 2021 English Learner Performance Measure
- Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- STAAR Alternate 2 2021 Classification Accuracy Tables
- STAAR Alternate 2 2021 Correlation Estimates
- STAAR Alternate 2 2021 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- STAAR Alternate 2 2021 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- STAAR Alternate 2 2021 Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR Alternate 2 2021 Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- TELPAS 2021 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS 2021 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS 2021 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of
Measurement (CSEM) - TELPAS 2021 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- TELPAS 2021 TELPAS Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- TELPAS Alternate 2021 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS Alternate 2021 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS Alternate 2021 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- TELPAS Alternate 2021 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and
Content Area - TELPAS Alternate 2021 TELPAS Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- 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
- TELPAS 2020 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS 2020 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS 2020 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of
Measurement (CSEM) - TELPAS 2020 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- TELPAS 2020 TELPAS Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Appendix E: TELPAS Alternate Statistical Tables
- TELPAS Alternate 2020 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS Alternate 2020 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS Alternate 2020 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- TELPAS Alternate 2020 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and
Content Area - TELPAS Alternate 2020 TELPAS Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
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
- Performance Levels
STAAR Alternate 2
- STAAR Alternate 2 Standard Setting Technical Report
- Standard Setting Process Overview
- Standard Setting Questions and Answers
- Performance Levels
TELPAS
TELPAS Alternate
- TELPAS Alternate Standard-Setting Technical Report
- Proficiency Levels
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
- 2021 Validity Evidence Based on the Consequences of Testing : Proficiency-Level Trends
- 2019 TELPAS Writing Audit Report
- 2018 Lexile Linking Study
- 2016 TELPAS Listening and Speaking Cognitive Lab Summary Report
Archive of Reports and Studies
Previous Technical Digests, reports, and studies can be found on the Reports and Studies Archive webpage.
Contact Information
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