The Texas State Board of Education after reviewing the study of Essential Knowledge and Skills and Assessment (TEKS) Instruments adopted several recommendations to the Texas Legislature.
Spotlight on Recommendations
- The SBOE has adopted a schedule for streamlining the TEKS for the foundation curriculum;
- The SBOE determined that the number of student expectations in the TEKS does not reflect the amount of content that students must master and that multiple student expectations are often taught simultaneously rather than in isolation;
- The SBOE supports pilot projects and other research efforts to study the ability of the state to move away from standardized tests and toward portfolio assessment and other alternatives; and
- The SBOE is in the process of studying the mathematics TEKS to determine whether adjustments need to be made regarding expectations for instruction and assessment of the process standards.
A complete list of the recommendations.