Redesigned STAAR

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

• Spring 2021

• Spring 2022

• Spring 2023

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.

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

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

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

• True

• False