Technical Digest 2019-2020
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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.
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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 6: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
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