Redesigned STAAR

When will stand-alone writing tests be eliminated for grades 4 and 7?

• Spring 2021

• Spring 2022

• Spring 2023

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Why will cross curricular passages increase for STAAR informational selections?

• Research shows that students with knowledge of the subject matter have higher levels of comprehension than students with lower levels.

• STAAR writers want to make it virtually impossible for students to do well on the test.

• STAAR writers know that science and social studies are are being taught extensively at each grade level, just as are reading and math.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Students will be expected to answer short answer response and constructed response questions on the Spring 2022 RLA STAAR in Grades 3-10.

• False

• True

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CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The House Bill that makes transformative changes to improve STAAR is

• HB 3906

• HB 3

• HB 666

Complete electronic administration of STAAR should be in place by the _____ school year.

• 2022-2023

• 2021-2022

• 2023-2024

HB 3906 caps the number of multiple choice test items at ____ by 2022-2023.

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

When will full implementation of the redesigned STAAR take place?

• not this year (2021-2022), but the next (2022-2023)

• this year (2021-2022)

• implementation date has not yet been determined.

When will the newly designed test items be field-tested?

• Stand-alone field testing for new item types will take place in February of 2021-2022.

• New item type field testing will be included in this year's STAAR.

• There will be no field testing of new item types.

Which new item type is not being considered for the Reading STAAR?

• drag and drop

• multipart

• multiselect

• constructed response

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CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

Students will not be asked to write an essay on the newly redesigned STAAR.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RF.3.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10