Components of the 2010Components of the 2010Texas Assessment ProgramTexas Assessment Program

General AssessmentsGeneral AssessmentsTAKS and TAKS TAKS and TAKS

(Accommodated)(Accommodated)• TAKS & TAKS (Accommodated)* are administered in English for

Grades 3–9 reading, including SSI retests at grades 5 & 8 Grades 3–10 and exit level mathematics, including SSI retests at grades 5 & 8

andexit level retests Grades 4 and 7 writing Grade 10 and exit level ELA, including exit level retests Grades 5, 8, 10, and exit level science, including exit level retests Grades 8, 10, and exit level social studies, including exit level retests

• TAKS & TAKS (Accommodated)* are administered in Spanish for Grades 3–5 reading, including SSI retests at grade 5 Grades 3–5 mathematics, including SSI retests at grade 5 Grade 4 writing Grade 5 science

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*TAKS (Accommodated) is for students receiving special education services who meet the eligibility criteria for specific accommodations.

Alternate AssessmentsAlternate AssessmentsTAKSTAKS–M and TAKSM and TAKS–AltAlt

• TAKS–M– Administered in English in same grades and subjects as TAKS– Not available in Spanish– No exit level assessments but grade 11 assessments– Includes all SSI retest opportunities but no grade 11 retest

opportunities

• TAKS–Alt– Administered in same grades and subjects as TAKS– No exit level assessments but grade 11 assessments– No SSI retest opportunities and no grade 11 retest

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Math Grade 3

TAKS- MTAKS

Math Grade 6

TAKS- M

TAKS

Math Grade 6

TAKS-M

TAKS

Math Grade 10

TAKS TAKS- M

Federal and State Federal and State RequirementsRequirements

The Four Steps in Making The Four Steps in Making Assessment DecisionsAssessment Decisions

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Selecting Accommodations for

Assessment

What are Accommodations?

Accommodations are changes to materials or procedures that provide effective and equitable access to grade-level curriculum during instruction and testing.

Accommodations:odo not substantially alter the content or performance

criteria of assignments and assessments.oshould not replace the teaching of subject-specific

knowledge and skills.oare intended to enable students with special needs,

disabilities, or who are learning English to participate meaningfully in grade-level instruction.

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Accommodations

Remember accommodations must be:individualized.routinely used during instruction and

testing.oSome accommodations may be appropriate for instructional use, but not appropriate or allowed for use on a state assessment.

discussed with students to gain their involvement in discussions when appropriate.

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Accommodations by Category Chart

This chart describes accommodations for TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS-M, and TELPAS.

Except as specified in the chart, accommodations listed for TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS–M are available for eligible students who participate in LAT administrations of these assessments.

Conditions for use are listed below each accommodation

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Accommodations by Category Chart

Checkmarks indicate whether an accommodation may be considered for use on a specific assessment by a student who meets certain conditions.

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Reading the Accommodations by Category Chart

Italicized text denotes that an Accommodation Request Form is required.

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Reading the Accommodations by Category Chart

Reading the Accommodations by Category Chart

Accommodation use is determined locally based on conditions listed below some accommodations. No Accommodation Request Form is required in these cases.

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This appendix has been revised to more clearly communicate how districts can make determinations locally about supplemental aids.

Supplemental Aids:oAre for students who have a disability that

affects memory retrievaloShould be individualized for each student

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Supplemental Aids:oShould not replace the teaching of skills designated

in the curriculumoMust serve as a tool and not a source of direct

answersoShould include content relevant only to the

student’s grade level oShould be factual and error-freeoShould be concise and well-organizedoShould be routinely used in classroom instruction

and testing if they are to be used on a state assessment

oMay be appropriate for instructional use, but may not be appropriate or allowed for use on a state assessment

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Using Supplemental Aids on State Assessments oTAKS

• Not allowed.oTAKS (Accommodated) and TAKS-Modified

• Allowed if listed in Appendix D; an Accommodation Request Form is not required.

• For supplemental aids not listed in Appendix D, an Accommodation Request Form is required (TAKS-A only).

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Changes in the allowed supplemental aids for: o Mathematics

• Addition charts may be used.• A list of words for the numbers 0-9 and the multiples of 10 up

to 100 may be used.• Pictorial models of real or play money, clocks, base-ten blocks,

various types of counters, and algebra tiles may be used.• Pictorial models of two and three-dimensional figures may be

used and may be labeled with only words and/or variables that appear on the grade-appropriate mathematics chart (except for the name of a figure and its attributes) provided by TEA.

• Blank graphic organizers may be used.• A description of the process needed to solve a problem was

removed from Appendix D and now requires the submission and approval of an Accommodation Request Form.

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The IEP documentation should connect the supplemental aids that a student uses to his/her present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP). – How do the supplemental aids ensure access to a free

appropriate public education (FAPE)? – Why does the student need these supplemental aids?

It would be a good idea to specifically document (or attach copies of) what the student currently uses, but include a statement that allows for additional supplemental aids that a student may need as new skills are introduced.

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Mathematics Supplemental Aids Allowed on TAKS (Accommodated)

and TAKS-Modified

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Mnemonic DevicesMnemonic devices that are acronyms or phrases may be used to help a student recall information. However, the content-specific words that the mnemonic represents are not allowed. Mnemonic devices other than acronyms or phrases require the submission of an Accommodation Request Form.

ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED

KHDMDCM

and/or

KKing HHenry DDied MMonday

DDrinking CChocolate MMilk

KKilo HHecto DDeca MMeter DDeci CCenti

MMilli

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Mnemonic Devices continued

ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED

Parallel

PerpendicuLar

Intersecting

PARALLEL railroad tracks

PERPENDICULAR square corners

INTERSECTING street intersection

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ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED

Transformations

Translation

Rotation

Reflection

Transformations

Translation

Rotation

Reflection

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Pictorial models Pictorial models of fraction bars or fractions circles may be used. However, if the model is labeled, it should not show equivalencies.

ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED

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Resources• Released tests:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=44&menu_id=793

• TAKS-M resources: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3636&menu_id=793

• Accommodation resources: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3696&menu_id=793