Assessment Reports and Studies

Technical Digest

The Technical Digest provides information to Texas testing coordinators, educators, researchers, and interested citizens about the development procedures and technical attributes of the state-mandated assessment program. The most recent technical digests can be found below.  Previous digests can be found on the Assessment and Reports Archive webpage.

Standard–Setting Reports

STAAR

STAAR Alternate 2

TELPAS

TELPAS Alternate

Alignment Studies

House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, STAAR Study

House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, required the Commissioner of Education to direct a study on the state assessment instruments to independently evaluate the readability and alignment. 

House Bill 743, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, STAAR Study

House Bill 743, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, required TEA to conduct an independent evaluation of the validity and reliability of the STAAR grades 3–8 tests.

Grade Correlation Studies

Additional Reports and Studies

Previous Technical Digests, reports, and studies can be found on the Reports and Studies Archive webpage.