Development of the Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment

2015

The Texas Kindergarten Assessment System (TX-KEA) is a collaborative effort between the US Department of Education, the Texas Education Agency, and the Childrens Learning Institute at UTHealth. This is a research project which will develop and validate a Kindergarten Entry Assessment for Texas children. It will encompass multiple aspects of child development and will better inform kindergarten teachers about the children in their classes and help them to design more appropriate learning opportunities. The overall goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive screening assessment which can be reliably administered by kindergarten teachers and is a valid predictor of academic success. The assessment will be available for free to all public schools throughout the state. Some of the people involved in this project are faculty at the Childrens Learning Institute and UTHealth, as noted below. They will be responsible for developing various portions of this assessment as well as carrying out the validation studies.

Education & Early Intervention

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers

Geographic Areas, Urban

State

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