Getting+Ready+for+STAAR


 * Getting Ready for STAAR **

Readiness Standards:

 * ===Identify core standards at each grade level that are critical to success in future grades. ===
 * ===Will be tested at each grade level each year: Alignment is crucial. ===

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(Graphic from TEA website, //A New Assessment Model//, from [])


 * Other Noteworthy Changes.... **

Possible time limits
 * 4 hours

Open-ended response questions
 * Griddable questions increasing from 2 to 3 questions on GR 3 Math STAAR test

SSI (5th and 8th grade Reading and Mathematics) in 2011-2012
 * One Administration

Test format
 * G3-8 Tear out Mathematics charts
 * Grade 3 will now use scantrons.

STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division Fall 201