Presentation I made about the online STAAR. Includes some research based on our students' preferences and results as well as information regarding the PNPs available on the online assessment.

1. Molly Morris
Graham High School
Online STAAR

2. Online Testing isn’t
ALWAYS
developmentally appropriate
Yes I know!
Consider maturity &
independence

3. Do Students like online STAAR?
89% Preferred online testing over paper
Would like more opportunities for online STAAR
Used Online Tools71%
Felt they did better on the paper test6%
95%
66% Of students improved scores in online vs. paper

4. Improvement by subject area.
# of students who improved
# of students who showed no
improvement

5. Benefits to online testing?
Cheating is more difficult
Eliminates the “test bucket” of secure books
Allows for addition of multimedia
No difference in reading
speed/comprehension
Less naps/more engagement (my observation)

6. Disadvantages to online testing?
Wishful clicking. (Close your eyes and click. It
will all work out.)
You are banking on the internet
Students must have exposure/training
No teacher pacing with TTS
Upfront prep

7. Online STAAR Tools for Everyone
Change background/text color
X Eliminator
Highlighter
Sticky Notes
Pencil
Bookmark
Embedded Graph Paper
Embedded calculators (basic, graphing, scientific)
Reading Blank Place Marker

8. The PNPs
Text-to-
Speech
Content and
Language/
Vocab Supports
Spelling
Assistance

9. Who decides your PNPs ?
Spec Ed 504 LEP
ARD 504 Committee LPAC

10. ● TTS allows a student to select and
change his or her level of reading
support.
● A student must take an online test if he
or she is eligible for an oral admin of a
writing test since TTS will read aloud
the revising passages.
● TTS will also read the embedded
supports such as the pop-ups and
rollovers.
Text-to-Speech

11. Content, Language & Vocabulary Supports
● Pop-ups:
○ define/clarify words, phrases, sentences in plain language,
synonyms, definitions, examples.
○ provide visual representation with graphics, photos, or
animations
● Rollovers:
○ reword complex questions or answers to condense text.
○ Reorganize and simplify historical excerpts
● Pre-reads offer text prior to the selection on reading, writing and
English tests

12. Content, Lang/Vocab Supports
● Rollovers bullet or separate steps in a process (multistep problem, sequence of events.)
● Supplementary Materials include blank Punnett squares (biology only)
● Pop-ups:
○ Isolate specific information in a question that corresponds to each answer choice.
○ Isolates specific text/info in a selection that is referenced in QorA
○ Define literary terms
○ Apply an allowable supplemental aid (graphic organizer, place value chart, t-chart,
scientific concept, timeline, map) to a specific QorA
○ Include the formula from the reference materials when the Q specifies the measure or
conversion to be performed.
○ Direct student attention to parts of the reference materials.
○ Provide clarifying information for a graphic organizer, political cartoon, or map.
○ Provide a visual representation in the selection, question, answer choices, or in the
writing prompt by adding graphics, photos, or animations.

21. Spelling Assistance
● 504 or SE Only
● “Disability so severe that he/she cannot apply basic spelling rules or word
patterns to written responses.”

22. Download and Explore!

23. Thank You
Molly Morris
Graham High School