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Testing
101
Michael Montague
Frisco ISD District Testing Coordinator
Jana Eastham
Frisco ISD District Testing Coordinator
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Albert Einstein said it best:
“Sometimes what counts can't be counted, and what can be
counted doesn't count.”
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Frisco ISD Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Grade 5 (October)
Iowa Assessment
Grade 2 (November)
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Grade 1 (January)
STAAR – State of Texas Assessment of
Academic Readiness (spring)
Grades 3 - 11
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Test Dates • Grade 1
• CogAT – Jan. 16-26
• Grade 2
• Iowa – Nov. 6-17
• Grade 3
• STAAR Math – May 14
• STAAR Reading – May 15
• Grade 4
• STAAR Writing – April 10
• STAAR Math – May 14
• STAAR Reading – May 15
• Grade 5 (*SSI)
CogAT – Oct. 2-13
• STAAR Math* – April 10
• STAAR Reading* – April 11
• STAAR Science – May 16
• STAAR Retest Math** - May 14
• STAAR Retest Reading** - May 15
• STAAR Retest Math*** - June 26
• STAAR Retest Reading*** - June 27
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Why We Test
Identify strengths and weaknesses
Inform instruction
Monitor growth
Implement Response to Intervention (RTI)
Inform placement decisions
Predict future performance
Support accountability
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Difference in Tests
• CogAT and the Iowa Assessment are “norm-referenced” test
-compares students in same age group
-creates a “normal curve”
-does not measure proficiency on objectives
-scores reported as a percentile
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Difference in Tests
• STAAR is a criterion referenced test
-measures student performance against a set of curriculum objectives
-scores indicate a passing standard and usually indicate student performance using a percentage
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Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) FISD tests 1st & 5th graders…
• Group administered ability test
• Used to assess students’ abilities (potential) in reasoning and problem solving using verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal (spatial) symbols.
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Verbal Battery
Picture Analogies
Sentence Completion
Picture Classification
Quantitative Battery
Number Analogies
Number Puzzles
Number Series
Nonverbal Battery
Figure Matrices
Paper Folding
Figure Classification
Verbal
Verbal
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2nd Grade Iowa
• Testing window: November 6-17
• Each campus determines testing dates
• The window includes time for make-ups
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Iowa Tests
FISD tests 2nd graders…
• Group administered achievement test
• Provides a comprehensive assessment of
student progress in major content areas
• Vocabulary, Word Analysis, Comprehension,
Spelling, and Listening
• Math Concepts, Computation, and Math
Problems
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Iowa • Iowa is a standardized achievement test.
The purpose is to provide information that can be used to improve instruction and monitor student progress.
• Iowa is a “norm-referenced” test that compares a student’s performance to others who have taken the same test under the same conditions.
• The test is a “snapshot” which indicates a student’s performance at a specific time.
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A Look Back at State Assessment’s History
• In the beginning there was TABS (1980-1985)
• Texas Assessment of Basic Skills
• Then there was TEAMS (1986-1990) • Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills
• Next there was TAAS (1990-2002) • Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
• Which brought us to TAKS (2002-2011) • Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
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Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) 1980-1985
Assessed basic skills competencies in mathematics, reading, and writing
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Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) 1986–1990
More “minimal” skills assessed
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Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) 1990–2002
Emphasized problem-solving skills
Required students to write a minimally successful composition
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Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills TAKS (2002-2011)
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Why STAAR?
• Response to requirements set forth by the 80th and 81st Texas Legislature
• Focus is on increased post secondary readiness of graduating high school
• Helping Texas students to compete with other students nationally and internationally
• STAAR assesses the content standards at a greater depth and at a higher level of complexity than the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) program
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STAAR – State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
• Third Grade
• Math, Reading
• Fourth Grade
• Writing, Math, Reading
• Fifth Grade *(SSI grade)
• *Math, *Reading, Science
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How parents can help…
Be sure your child gets plenty of rest the night before the test.
A healthy breakfast or snack starts the day off right.
Encouraging words from you go a long way!
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Helpful Links
• TEA sites
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/
• Frisco ISD Testing Page
http://www.friscoisd.org/departments/testing
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Gifted and Talented…
• http://www.friscoisd.org/ly/departments/Cu
rriculumInstruction/giftedTalented.htm
If you have questions about GT – please
contact your child’s elementary campus GT
facilitator.
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Michael Montague
469-633-6584
Jana Eastham
469-633-6577