TAKS Testing
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) is required by the Texas legislature and is administered at both the 7th and 8th grades.
Area: |
Grade Level: |
Testing Date: |
Writing |
7 |
March 3, 2009 |
Reading |
8 |
March 3, 2009 |
Mathematics |
8 |
April 7, 2009 |
Mathematics |
7 |
April 28, 2009 |
Reading |
7 |
April 29, 2009 |
Reading (Retest) |
8 |
April 29, 2009 |
Science |
8 |
April 30, 2009 |
Social Studies |
8 |
May 1, 2009 |
Mathematics (Retest) |
8 |
May 19, 2009 |
In Reading, the student will:
1. demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts
2. apply knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts
3. use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts
4. apply critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts
In Math, the student will:
1. demonstrate an understanding of numbers, operations, and quantitative reasoning
2. demonstrate an understanding of patterns, relationships, and algebraic reasoning
3. demonstrate an understanding of geometry and spatial reasoning
4. demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and uses of measurement
5. demonstrate an understanding of probability and statistics
6. demonstrate an understanding of the mathematical processes and tools used in problem solving
In Writing, the student will:
1. within a given context, produce an effective composition for a specific purpose
2. produce a piece of writing that demonstrates a command of the conventions of spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, grammar, usage, and sentence structure
3. recognize appropriate organization of ideas in written text
4. recognize correct and effective sentence construction in written text
5. recognize standard usage and appropriate word choice in written text
6. proofread for correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling in written text
In Social Studies, the student will:
1. demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history
2. demonstrate an understanding of geographic influences on historical issues and events
3. demonstrate an understanding of economic and social influences on historical issues and events
4. demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events
5. use critical-thinking skills to analyze social studies information
The principal will designate an appropriate individual on the campus to develop and administer personal graduation plans for students in Grades 6-12 who have failed a state assessment instrument or are not expected to graduate by the end of the fifth school year after enrolling in ninth grade. A student’s IEP is acceptable for use as the student’s personal graduation plan. For a student in a special education program not performing satisfactorily on state assessments, the ARD committee is responsible for designing such a program.
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