2016 STAAR TAM-Grades 3-5 - Appendix D - Recording Time-to-Test Information on Answer Documents

Sep 30, 2026

Appendix D provides step-by-step instructions for recording Time-to-Test information on student answer documents during the 2016 STAAR TAM-Grades 3-5 paper administration. It defines how to calculate total testing time, including break periods that do not stop the clock, and how to record times in 60 minutes-or-less or 15-minute increments. It also explains where to transfer timing results, using the AGENCY USE field, and how to mark total testing time bubbles differently for single-subject versus two-subject answer documents across grades and subject areas.

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Recording Time-to-Test Information on Answer Documents

Recording time-to-test on the answer document

Marking total testing time

2016 STAAR TAM-Grades 3-5 Appendix D Recording Time to Test Information onAnswer Documents # Recording Time-to-Test Information onAnswer Documents For each student in your test administration room who is participating in a paper administrationof STAAR,you must record the information described below. ■ Total testing time-the amount of time a student spent from the actual start of testinguntil completion of testing,inclusive of break time that does not stop the time clock.If a student completes the assessment in less than an hour,you willrecord the time-to-test as "60 minutes or less." If a student takes more than 60 minutes to complete the test,you will record the time-to-test in 15-minute increments. The test administrator must record the time each student took to complete a test for eachsubject-area test taken in the AGENCY USE field on the student's answer document.For easeof record-keeping,this may first be recorded on the testing roster or the seating chart and thentransferred onto students'answer documents.Testing start and stop times,as required,arecollected on seating charts,so districts may find it convenient to record individual studenttesting time on the seating chart and transfer this information onto students'answer documentsonce testing has ended.Time-to-test must be marked in the AGENCY USE field on all answerdocuments before they are submitted for scoring. # Recording time-to-test on the answer document Placement The directions below describe which columns you should use tomark the total testing time taken by the student for each subjecttested on the answer document.When answer documentscontain more than one subject,consider the first subject-areatest on the document as Subject Area 1 (SA1)and the secondas Subject Area 2(SA2). # Answer Document with a Single Subject-Area Test SA1 Total testing time ● Column A Remain blank ● Columns B,C,D,and E --- Answer Document with Two Subject-Area Tests SA1 Total testing time ● Column A SA2 Total testing time ● Column C ·Columns B,D,and E -- Remain blank Two Single Subjects Subject Total Testng Time- SA1一Total Testing Time SA2-Total Testng Time Marking Total Testing Time For grade 5 science,fill in the appropriate bubble in column A to indicate the totalnumber of minutes the student spent testing.For grades 3,4,6,and 7 mathematics orgrade 8 science,fillin the appropriate bubble in column A.For grades 3,4,6,and 7reading or grade 8 social studies,fill in the appropriate bubble in column C. ■ Bubble“0”—if total testing time was 60 minutes or less ■ Bubble“1”—if total testing time was between 61 minutes and 75 minutes ■ Bubble“2”—if total testing time was between 76 minutes and 90 minutes ■ Bubble“3”—if total testing time was between 91 minutes and 105 minutes ■ Bubble“4”—if total testing time was between 106 minutes and 120 minutes ■ Bubble“5”—if total testing time was between 121 minutes and 135 minutes ■ Bubble“6”—if total testing time was between 136 minutes and 150 minutes ■ Bubble“7”—if total testing time was between 151 minutes and 165 minutes ■ Bubble “8”—if total testing time was between 166 minutes and 180 minutes ■ Bubble “9”一if total testing time was 181 minutes or more

FAQs

How should total testing time be calculated under this appendix?

Total testing time is the amount of time from the actual start of testing until completion, inclusive of break time that does not stop the time clock. If a student completes in under one hour, record it as "60 minutes or less."

Where must the test administrator record time-to-test information?

Time-to-test must be marked in the AGENCY USE field on all answer documents before they are submitted for scoring. Timing may first be recorded on a testing roster or seating chart and then transferred.

How is total testing time marked on the answer document for single-subject and two-subject tests?

For a single-subject test, use Column A and fill the appropriate bubble based on grade/subject area. For two subject-area tests, use Column A for SA1 total testing time and Column C for SA2 total testing time, leaving the other listed columns blank.

Sep 30, 2026

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