State Of Texas Assessments Of Academic Readiness (Staar) Phase-In And Final Recommended Level Ii And Level Iii Performance Standards printable pdf download

State Of Texas Assessments Of Academic Readiness (Staar) Phase-In And Final Recommended Level Ii And Level Iii Performance Standards

Understanding the Different Scores on STAAR

There are multiple scores reported with each STAAR Assessment; it is important that you understand the differences in

each distinct score.

Raw score and percentage score can and often do change with different test administrations. We do not know until after

a test is administered how many questions are required to meet standard on that particular assessment. However the

scale score stays constant whether the STAAR test was given in 2012 or 2015.

Here are some of the STAAR score definitions:

Raw Score

- the number of questions correct

A raw score can be interpreted only in terms of one particular set of test questions.

Percentage Score

– the percent of questions correct based on the number of correct answers out of all the

questions on that particular set of test questions

questions correct

100

______%

questions tested

A percentage score can only be interpreted in terms of that one particular set of test questions.

Scale Score

- conversion of the raw score onto a scale that is common to all test forms for that assessment

The scale score takes into account the difficulty level of the specific set of questions on which it is based. It quantifies a

student’s performance relative to the passing standards or proficiency levels.

Scale scores allow direct comparisons of student performance between specific sets of test questions from different test

administrations. Scale score can be interpreted across different sets of test questions.

Level II: Satisfactory Scale Score

– met standard scale score

The Texas Education Agency set four phase-in levels with Level II: Satisfactory performance in order to allow

transition with the new STAAR assessment. Those different phase-in scale scores are reflected in the tables

found on page two.

Level III: Advanced Scale Score

– reaching an advanced academic level on that particular assessment

There is no phase-in with Level III; the Level III scale score has stayed the same from its inception in 2012.

STAAR Progress Measure

– a comparison of your child’s score last year with his/her score from the previous

year. This measure gives you information about how much your child improved in the subject from one year to the next.

Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure

– a measure on how students are

expected to perform on STAAR tests given their level of English and the amount of time they’ve been going to school in

the United States. It is based on the child’s 2014 STAAR and 2014 TELPAS results.

More information on Performance Standards, Raw Score Conversions, STAAR Progress and/or ELL Progress can be found

on the Texas Education Agency’s STAAR website

August 29, 2014

State Of Texas Assessments Of Academic Readiness (Staar) Phase-In And Final Recommended Level Ii And Level Iii Performance Standards