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The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS™) was implemented beginning in spring 2003. To provide you with a better understanding of TAKS™ and its connection to the statewide curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), the Texas Education Agency (TEA) developed TAKS™ information booklets, which were originally published in January 2002 before the first TAKS™ field test. After several years of field tests and live administrations, the information booklets were revised in August 2004 to provide an even more comprehensive picture of the testing program. Since that time the TEKS for mathematics have been refined. These TEKS refinements were approved by the State Board of Education in 2005. As a result of the TEKS refinements, the TAKS™ Mathematics Information Booklets have been revised. We have clarified some of the existing material and, in some cases, provided new sample items and/or more explanations of certain item types. However, it is important to remember that these clarifications do not signify any substantial change in the TAKS™ testing program. The objectives assessed on TAKS™ remain unchanged.
We hope these revised versions of the TAKS™ information booklets will serve as a user-friendly resource to help you understand that the best preparation for TAKS™ is a coherent, TEKS-based instructional program that provides the level of support necessary for all students to reach their academic potential.
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Naglieri™ Non Verbal Ability Test Kindergarten & Fifth Grade Students
The NNAT focuses on reasoning by analogy, critical thinking, spatial visualization and problem solving. The test requires students to rely on their reasoning and problem-solving skills, rather than word knowledge, mathematics or reading abilities. The test will be administere by his/her teacher in their home room. Your child will be given 30 minutes to complete 38 items. The results from this test will be distributed to parents as soon as the school receives them, approximately six to eight weeks after administration. This universal assessment of kindergarten and fifth grade students serves as a screening device and one criteria in the identification of Vanguard Gifted and Talented (G/T) students in HISD's Vanguard Gifted and Talented programs. HISD's Vanguard Neighborhood and Vanguard Magnet programs serve students who have been identified as gifted or talented in general intellectual ability. These G/T programs offer a differentiated curriculum designed to meet the needs of gifted students by modifying the depth, complexity and pacing of the general school program. For More information contact your campus Vanguard or G/T coordinator. |
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Stanford™ / Aprenda Achievement Tests
The Stanford 10 and Aprenda-3 tests are both norm-referenced, standardized tests. These tests are designed to measure student achievement levels in several subject areas. Unlike the state-mandated, criterion-referenced tests, these tests rank student achievement by comparing a student's performance to a "norming group" of similar students.
Results of these tests are used (1) as one of the passing criteria for students in grades 1-8; (2) to measure campus progress in meeting a school's local accountability targets; and (3) to aid in placement decisions for various programs.
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