TAKS measures a student’s mastery of the state-mandated curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Beginning with the 2013-13 school year, TAKS will be administered for:
- Exit Level English Language Arts (ELA)
- Exit Level Mathematics
- Exit Level Science
- Exit Level Social Studies
Previous TAKS administrations included:
- 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
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TAKS–Modified (TAKS–M) is an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards and is designed for students receiving special education services who meet participation requirements for TAKS–M and for whom TAKS is not appropriate. TAKS–M covers the same grade-level content as TAKS, but the assessment itself has been simplified through modifications in format (larger font, fewer items per page, etc.) and test design (fewer answer choices, simpler vocabulary and sentence structure, etc.).
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