TELPAS Purpose and Goals 4

Question 1

A parent asks why their child must take TELPAS every year. What is the most accurate explanation?

Accepted Answer

Annual testing tracks language growth and ensures the child receives appropriate EL services each year

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TELPAS is required only once to place the student in a bilingual classroom

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Annual testing is needed to determine the student's academic grades

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The district uses TELPAS results to apply for construction funding

Question 2

Which TELPAS purpose is most directly linked to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability framework?

Accepted Answer

Measuring English learner progress as a school quality indicator

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Providing diagnostic reading assessments for all Texas students

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Replacing the state's content-area assessment for EL students

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Certifying teachers of English as a second language

Question 3

What happens to TELPAS assessment requirements once a student is reclassified as English proficient?

Accepted Answer

The student is no longer required to take TELPAS

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The student must continue TELPAS for two additional years

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The student's TELPAS scores are averaged with STAAR for accountability

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The student takes a shorter version of TELPAS for monitoring purposes

Question 4

Which scenario best illustrates TELPAS being used for its intended purpose?

Accepted Answer

A bilingual coordinator uses TELPAS ratings to decide which students advance to English-only instruction

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A math teacher uses TELPAS scores to assign final semester grades

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A principal uses TELPAS data to rank teachers for merit pay

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A counselor uses TELPAS scores to determine college readiness

Question 5

Texas administers TELPAS to students in which grade span?

Accepted Answer

Kindergarten through grade 12

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Grades 3 through 8 only

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Grades 1 through 8 only

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Grades 6 through 12 only

Question 6

Why are TELPAS proficiency level descriptors (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced High) important to the assessment's purpose?

Accepted Answer

They provide a common language for describing where students are in their English language development

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They replace numerical scores for college transcript reporting

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They determine how much state funding each EL student generates

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They indicate whether a student passed or failed the academic content standards

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a stated goal of the TELPAS assessment?

Accepted Answer

Ranking students by native-language literacy skills

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Monitoring annual English language proficiency growth

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Informing language instruction and program decisions

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Supporting state and federal EL accountability requirements