New Test Item Types
New Test Item Types
House Bill 3906 established a “multiple-choice cap,” meaning that no more than 75% of points on a STAAR test can be based on multiple-choice questions. Texas educators are helping design new question types that reflect classroom test questions and allow students more ways to show their understanding. All possible new question types are being field-tested with students to ensure validity before they are incorporated into the redesigned summative tests beginning in spring 2023.
New items will:
Engage students with a wide variety of interactive
Allow students to more actively demonstrate proficiency
Assess more content in fewer items
Assess different levels of thinking
Provide teachers more specific data
Positively impact instruction and student learning
Resources to Support New Question Types:
Lead4Ward Quicklook at STAAR 2.0 New Item Types
Online samplers of new question types (Practice Test Site)
STAAR Resources: General, Specific, Assessed Curriculum, Blueprints, Released Tests
Preliminary New Question Types by Grade Level and Content Area
reverified with TEA 4/26/24
new-question-types-jan 2022.pdfSTAAR Specific Subject Resources
new test types by grade and subject - Table 1 (2).pdf