End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments

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In 2007 Senate Bill 1031 was enacted, which called for the development of “end-of-course assessment instruments for secondary-level courses in Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, English III, world geography, world history and United States history.” The purpose of the end-of-course (EOC) assessments is to measure students’ academic performance in core high school courses and to become part of the graduation requirements beginning with the freshman class of 2011–2012. The EOC assessments for lower-level courses must include questions to determine readiness for advanced coursework. The assessments for higher-level courses must include a series of special purpose questions to measure college readiness and the need for developmental coursework in higher education. In addition, a student’s score on each EOC assessment will be worth 15% of the student’s final grade for that course.

Proposed Schedule for EOC Assessments

Important Note: The EOC field-test schedule has been changed slightly in that the English III field test has been moved up by one year. English III will now be field-tested in 2010–2011 rather than 2011–2012.

The table below reflects the proposed schedule to field-test and implement the twelve EOC assessments.

EOC Assessment	Spring 2007	Spring 2008	Spring 2009	Spring 2010	Spring 2011	Spring 2012	Spring 2013
Algebra I	Already implemented	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->
Geometry	Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->
Biology	Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->
Chemistry		Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->
U.S. History		Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->	---------->	---------->
Physics			Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->	---------->
World Geography			Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->	---------->
English I				Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->
Algebra II				Field-test	Implement	---------->	---------->
English II					Field-test	Implement	---------->
World History					Field-test	Implement	---------->
English III					Field-test	Implement	---------->

End-of-Course Assessment Information

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) Assessed Curriculum and Blueprints
End-of-Course Statewide Summary Reports
End-of-Course Statewide Raw Score Distribution Reports
An End-of-Course Assessment Plan was developed to provide a framework for the implementation of the college-readiness and the advanced-course readiness components within the EOC assessment program.
Educators interested in participating in the development of any of the EOC assessments can access a Recommendation for Educator Committees form.
Additional information regarding online administrations of the EOC assessments can be found at Pearson Texas State Assessment Resources.
What’s Coming Ahead? TEA Update on the End-of-Course Program (Presentation from December 2009 Texas Assessment Conference)

For additional information, contact:

Student Assessment Division
1701 North Congress Avenue, Room 3-122A
Austin, Texas 78701
512/463-9536
student.assessment@tea.state.tx.us

Last updated: October 29, 2010

Page last modified on 6/24/2011.