Effects of TAAS Testing

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This paper explains the aims of TAAS which was implemented in 1991 in an effort to bring more accountability and higher standards to schools in the state of Texas. It explains the main elements of TAAS and presents its proponents and opponents and their reasons for being for and against this testing. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of TAAS on the students and teachers and the educational system as a whole.

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"Texas is currently using Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), a high stakes test, to hold students, teachers, and schools accountable in an effort to improve teaching and learning. The TAAS graduation exam is administered beginning in the tenth grade. Students are allowed to re-take the test up to seven times if they do not pass right away. Other versions of TAAS are administered in elementary and middle schools, where they are expected to become part of the grade promotion process."

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