Technical Digest 2012-2013
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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. Additional information is available on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Student Assessment Division website.
To view all available technical digests and reports, visit the Technical Digests and Reports webpage. The links below open Portable Document Format (PDF) files:
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–Modified (STAAR–M)
Chapter 6: STAAR–Alternate (STAAR–Alt)
Chapter 7: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
Appendix A: Quality Control System (QCS)
Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values By Objective and Subject Area
- Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Classification Accuracy Table
- Correlation Estimates
- Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
Appendix C: STAAR–M Statistical Tables
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values By Objective and Subject Area
- Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Classification Accuracy Table
- Correlation Estimates
Appendix D: STAAR-Alt Statistical Tables
Appendix E: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values By Objective and Subject Area
- Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Classification Accuracy Table
Appendix F: TAKS Statistical Tables
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values By Objective and Subject Area
- Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Classification Accuracy Table
Appendix G: TAKS-M Statistical Tables
- Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
- Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values By Objective and Subject Area
- Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- Classification Accuracy Table
For additional information, contact:
Student Assessment Division
1701 North Congress Avenue, Room 3-122A
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 463-9536
student.assessment@tea.texas.gov