TEKS/TAAS/TAKS: What is Different?
Charles A.
Dana Center
The University of Texas at Austin
Emma Treviño, Mathematics
Carmen Whitman, Mathematics
Charles A. Dana Center
at The University of Texas at Austin
www.mathtekstoolkit.org
Conference For The Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
Dallas, Texas
July 8-10, 2002
Presentation packet included a sampling of the TEKS, TAAS, & TAKS: What’s Tested at
Grade 3-8? Chart and sample questions from the TAKS Information Guide listed below
are the websites you can visit to see the documents.
Visit our website to view the entire chart TEKS, TAAS, & TAKS: What’s Tested at Grade
3-8?
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/clarifying/
Examples of problems used in presentation came from TEA’S TAKS Informational
Guides found at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/index.html
Questions used listed below
3rd Grade Objective 4 question #1
4th Grade Objective 2 question#2
5th Grade Objective 4 question#1
6th Grade Objective 2 question#3
7th Grade Objective 2 question#2
8th Grade Objective 2 question#2