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Student Assessment Division
About the Student Assessment Program
For
more than 25 years, Texas has had a statewide student assessment
program. Over time, changes to state and federal statute as well as to
the state-mandated curriculum, currently the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills (TEKS), have required the Texas Education Agency to expand
the state assessment program, making it more inclusive of and
accessible to all student groups. Whether students are served through
general education, special education, or bilingual/English as a Second
Language programs, the state tests provide a snapshot of the degree to
which students are learning the TEKS. As a result of this snapshot,
students can receive the additional help they need to strengthen their
knowledge and skills in core academic areas; and districts and campuses
can evaluate the effectiveness of their instructional programs. In this
way, the state assessment program plays an important role in helping
all students—no matter what their instructional setting—reach their
academic potential.
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
TAKS
measures a student’s mastery of the state-mandated curriculum, the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). TAKS is administered for
* Grades 3–9 reading
* Grades 3–10 and exit level mathematics
* Grades 4 and 7 writing
* Grade 10 and exit level English language arts (ELA)
* Grades 5, 8, 10, and exit level science
* Grades 8, 10, and exit level social studies
TAKS
includes an accommodated form called TAKS (Accommodated) for students
served by special education who meet the eligibility requirements for
certain specific accommodations. The TAKS (Accommodated) form includes
format accommodations (larger font, fewer items per page, etc.) and
contains no embedded field-test items.
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