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Study: Texas STAAR exams are designed to mask student improvement

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By Jeanne Sinclair
| Chron Verified
The study found that STAAR testing is not designed to measure students against key, fixed criteria or grade-level standards set by the state. andresr/Getty Images I recently did a peer-reviewed deep dive into the test design documentation to figure out why the reported results weren’t showing improvement. I found the flat scores were at least in part by design. According to policies buried in the documentation, the agency administering the tests adjusted their difficulty level every year.
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Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

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By Jeanne Sinclair
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education. I recently did a peer-reviewed deep dive into the test design documentation to figure out why the reported results weren’t showing improvement. I found the flat scores were at least in part by design. According to policies buried in the documentation, the agency administering the tests adjusted their difficulty level every year.
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Texas masked whether reading scores improved

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By Jeanne Sinclair
| The Bay City Tribune Verified
Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education. I recently did a peer-reviewed deep dive into the test design documentation to figure out why the reported results weren’t showing improvement. I found the flat scores were at least in part by design. According to policies buried in the documentation, the agency administering the tests adjusted their difficulty level every year.
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