TAKS Standard Setting

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The performance standards for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) were originally set in 2002. Visit the TAKS Resources webpage, for additional information.

• January 2002 - A Standard-Setting Plan
• November 8, 2002 - State Board of Education Work Session
• Summary of TAAS and End of Course Results Fall 1990–Fall 1992
• TAKS Spring 2002 Field Test
• Fall 2002 Special Study (English-version Tests)
• Fall 2002 Special Study (Spanish-version Tests)
• Summary of Projected Impact of Phase-In Options
• November 8, 2002 - Setting Student Performance Standards for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), Report Prepared by BETA, Inc.
• Summary Report
• Appendix A: List of National Technical Advisory Committee Members
• Appendix B: A Standard Setting Plan for the State Board of Education, January 2002
• Appendix C: Standard Setting Implementation Plan for the TAKS, July 2002
• Appendix D: Standard-Setting Advisory Panel and Agenda
• Appendix E: List of Panelists for all Standard Setting Meetings
• Appendix F: Agendas for Standard-Setting Meetings and Session Schedule
• Appendix G: Standard-Setting Transparencies
• Appendix H: Summary Data Sheets from Standard-Setting Sessions
• Appendix I: Evaluation From Summary Results
• Appendix J: Histograms of Impact Data by Content Area-Before the Review Session
• Appendix K: List of Panelists for Review Meetings
• Appendix L: Interim Vertical Scale Score Plots
• Appendix M: Histograms of Impact Data by Content Area-After the Review Session
• November 8, 2002 - Overheads presented by S.E. Phillips, Consultant & National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) member
• Standard Setting Considerations
• TAKS 2002 Field Test Data
• Standard Setting - PowerPoint Presentation
• Comparison of TAKS & TAAS Percent of Students Meeting Standards
• Percent of Items Correct and Students Meeting Standards
• Median TAKS P-values by Subject & Grade
• TAKS Median P-values and Panel Percent Correct
• Panel Percent Correct by Subject & Grade
• November 14, 2002 - State Board of Education Meetings
• History of SBOE Meetings on TAKS Standard-Setting
• TAKS Overview
• Implementation of New Statewide Assessment
• Standard Setting Considerations
• Projected Impact of Possible Standards - Estimated Percentages
• Projected Impact of Possible Standards - Estimated Numbers and Percentages
• Phase-in Proposal
• Proposed Calendar of Future SBOE TAKS Activities
•   July 10, 2003 - State Board of Education Meetings
• Percent Met Standard and Achieved Commended Performance
• Percent Met Standard and Panel Recommendation (Bar Chart)
• Phase-in Plan for TAKS Standards - Approved by the SBOE on November 15, 2002
• September 12, 2003 - State Board of Education Meetings
• Phase-in Plan for TAKS Standards
• Definition of the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM)
• Schedule for Release of Tests
• Scale Scores Required to Achieve the "Met Standard" Level and Commended Performance

For additional information, contact:

Student Assessment Division
512/463-9536
student.assessment@tea.state.tx.us

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