Technical Digest 2017-2018
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.
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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: Resources
Appendix A: Quality Control System (QCS)
Appendix B: STAAR Statistical Tables
- STAAR 2018 Classification Accuracy Tables
- STAAR 2018 Correlation Estimates
- STAAR 2018 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- STAAR 2018 Mean P-Values and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- STAAR 2018 Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR 2018 On-Track Results
- STAAR 2018 Score Distributions and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
Appendix C: STAAR Alternate 2 Statistical Tables
- STAAR Alternate 2 2018 Classification Accuracy Tables
- STAAR Alternate 2 2018 Correlation Estimates
- STAAR Alternate 2 2018 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- STAAR Alternate 2 2018 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- STAAR Alternate 2 2018 Progress Measure Results by Content Area and Grade
- STAAR Alternate 2 2018 Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade
Appendix D: TELPAS Statistical Tables
- TELPAS 2018 Classification Accuracy Table
- TELPAS 2018 Correlation Estimates
- TELPAS 2018 Raw Score to Scale Score (RSSS) Conversion Tables and Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM)
- TELPAS 2018 Mean Item Scores and Internal Consistency Values by Reporting Category and Content Area
- TELPAS 2018 TELPAS Score Distribution and Statistics by Content Area and Grade