Answer Keys

Answer Keys are included with each activity. Some Answer Keys are embedded in the
Teacher Notes and should be printed, cut out, and attached to the folder or Solution
Station. Other Answer Keys are provided on sample student pages. The Answer Keys
can be used in one of the following ways:

Place the Answer Key on the back cover of the folder for students to self-check
as they work through the activity.

Place the Answer Key inside the folder in a pocket or under a flap for students to
self-check as they work through the activity.

Plan for students to visit a Solution Station with a labeled Answer Key for each
activity.

Debriefing and Providing Feedback

Depending on how the folders are used, the teacher may choose a variety of strategies
to provide feedback.

Use Key Questions and practice assessment items to debrief the review activity.
Students should be able to accurately answer these questions following the
review.

Students work through each review activity and use the Answer Key or visit the
Solution Station to check their answers. Students should note when they have
confusion about a concept so it can be addressed.

Teachers may choose to be the Solution Station by holding the Answer Keys and
discussing student understandings/misconceptions as they check their work.

Using Assessment Data to Create Your Own Review Activities

When planning review activities, assessment data should be used to determine which
TEKS must be reviewed thoroughly and which TEKS need minimal review. State
assessment data were used to determine the TEKS addressed in STAAR Review to
Go: Science. Current campus or district data may indicate a need to create review
activities for TEKS not addressed in this product.

For a broader view of student assessment trends, use assessment data collected
throughout the current year. Most districts have access to data analysis software that
can provide performance data at the class, campus, or district level. Consider creating
folders following the collection and analysis of data from class, campus, or district
assessments so that a set of activities will be ready for use with students when it is time
to begin reviewing.

If data analysis software is not available, assessment data from the Texas Education
Agency can be helpful in determining which TEKS to target during STAAR review.
Statewide item analysis data are available for STAAR assessments beginning in 2013.
TEKS with the lowest percentage of correct answers and highest frequency of STAAR
assessment questions should be the focus for review.