Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
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The Texas Education Agency replaced the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) with the (TAKS) as the state mandated criteria-referenced test. TAKS is a completely reconceived testing program. It includes more of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) than the TAAS did and attempts to ask questions in more authentic ways. TAKS has been developed to better reflect good instructional practice and more accurately measure the student learning.
Spring 2003 was the first administration of the TAKS. In November 2002, the Texas State Board of Education received recommended passing standards from a panel of experts. The Board adopted a two-year phase-in process for the passing standard on the test. The passing standard for 2003 was 2 SEM (Standard Error of Measurement) below the panel recommendation. One SEM was the passing standard for 2004, and the panel recommendation is the passing standard for 2005 and beyond.
The TAKS reading test is administered in English to grades 3 - 9 and in Spanish to grades 3 - 6. English Language Arts is administered to grades 10 - 11 (exit). Mathematics is administered in English to grades 3 - 11 (exit) and in Spanish to grades 3 - 6. Writing is administered in English to grades 4 & 7 and in Spanish to grade 4. Social Studies is administered in English to grades 8, 10, and 11 (exit). Science is administered in English to grades 5, 10, and 11 (exit) and in Spanish to grade 5. A grade 8 science test was added in 2006 using the phase-in passing standard process.
TAKS Writing
District Summary
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TAKS Spring District Summary 2012
Board Memo TAKS Grades 10-11 and Exit-Level Results 6-1 12.pdf 159.63 KB (Last Modified on May 17, 2013)
HISD TAKS Exit-Level Performance of Retesters
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April 2013 HISD Taks Exit-Level Performance Of Retesters
April 2013 HISD TAKS Exit Level Performance of Retesters_final.pdf 592.51 KB (Last Modified on May 30, 2013) -
March 2013 HISD TAKS Exit-Level Performance Of Retesters
Board Memo TAKS Grades 10-11 and Exit-Level Results 6-1 12.pdf 382.38 KB (Last Modified on May 1, 2013)
Student Success Initiative for TAKS
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District Cumulative Read/Math Results Of SSI Spring 2011 5&8 Grd TAKS:First of Three Admin
Board Memo SSI Results from April 2011 Math and Reading TAKS 4-28-11.pdf 330.50 KB (Last Modified on November 9, 2012) -
District Cumulative Read/Math Results Of SSI Spring 2011 5&8 Grd TAKS:Second of Three Admin
Board Memo Second Administration of SSI Reading Math 2011 6-8-11.pdf 389.91 KB (Last Modified on November 9, 2012)