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These are field test questions .  \nThe redesign does not mean the test will be harder  \nWhile individual items can be easier or harder in a given year, the mix of item difficulty is balanced across years by using field test results  \nOn each STAAR test, a small number of questions do not count towards the student’s score . These are field test questions .  \nThrough field testing, we determine how hard a question is (e.g., 80% of students got the question right).  \nMore difficult Less difficult  \n25% of students answered this question correctly infield test  \n85% of students answered this question correctly infield test  \nThe redesign does not mean the test will be harder  \nWhile individual items can be easier or harder in a given year, the mix of item difficulty is balanced across years by using field test results  \nOn each STAAR test, a small number of questions do not count towards the student’s score . 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