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make sure my assessments will prepare my students?
TEA Resources: Student Assessment Resources
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/teachers.html
This site had an overview on the statewide assessment
program with additional links to the reading proficiency tests in English, the
alternative assessment, the history of the statewide assessment program, and
the law that mandates the statewide assessment program. This page is designed
to help you find the information you need quickly. If you can not find the
information you need, please refer to the directory or contact the Student
Assessment Division at (512) 463-9536.
Region IV
http://www.mathbenchmarks.org/tx_esc_mb/
Mathematics Benchmark Performance
Assessments are designed to assess
student mastery as a result of TEKS-based instruction and serve as an indicator
for student success on TAKS. A master rubric
to analyze a student's conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and
communication skills is included. The
assessments are a free resource to educators, parents, and students. Over 120
tasks per grade level or subject are disseminated either in the public site or
a separate site for administrators.
TMDS:
The Texas Math Diagnostic System (TMDS), a
comprehensive web-based application was launched in November 2002. Since then, hundreds of districts and
campuses have joined TMDS and have successfully implemented it to drive student
performance higher. Funded entirely by
TEA, TMDS registration and access are free and easy! If you do not have a subscription, simply
fill out the TEA-TMDS Enrollment Form to begin the process. The development of TMDS is a partnership
between the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Vantage Learning (the system host),
education service centers, and school district math experts. TEA is providing TMDS to public school
districts and charter schools in
Student Assessment
Division: TAKS Blueprints
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/blueprints/index.html
The TAKS blueprints
establish the length of each test and the number of test items measuring each
objective. These blueprints provide consistency from one test administration to
the next. They have been developed to ensure that each subject-area/grade-level
test includes a variety of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
student expectations eligible for assessment. In addition, each subject-area
blueprint reflects an appropriate distribution of the TEKS across objectives
for that grade level.
Clarifying Activities by
Grade Level
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/clarifying/cabygradelevk8.html
The following Basic
Understandings are helpful in putting the TEKS into a broader context. They were
developed by and used by the TEKS writing teams to assist in their more
detailed work with knowledge and skills statements, and they are offered here
as optional information for use by local schools and districts. The Basic
Understandings for Grades K-8 were not part of the officially adopted TEKS
but are offered here for your use.
Assessment Connections by
Grade Level
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/clarifying/assessconnk8.html
In this document each grade
level’s mathematics knowledge and skill and student expectation statements are
listed in an easy to use table. It
includes the TEKS, student expectation, clarifying activity, questioning strategy,
what to listen for, what to look for, and a TAKS style question. The table is divided by mathematical strand
as well as grade level.
Questioning Strategies
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/assess/isquestion.html
The art of teaching is based on effective
questioning strategies. Asking good questions is an informative process that
needs development, refinement, and practice. Teaching through questioning is
interactive and engages students by providing them with opportunities to share
their thinking. The classroom should be a community of collaborative learners
whose voices and ideas are valued.