THEA
November 05, 2009
Since 1989, the Texas Higher Education Assessment® (THEA®) has
provided Texas students and institutions of higher education with a
flexible, fair, and accurate testing and score-reporting system.
Its purpose is to assess the reading, mathematics, and writing
skills that entering freshman-level students should have if they
are to perform effectively in undergraduate certificate or degree
programs in Texas public colleges or universities.
The THEA Test was approved by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, under Senate Bill 286, Texas Education Code,
Section 51.3062: Texas Success Initiative, for use by Texas
institutions of higher education as an assessment instrument to
evaluate incoming students. It provides the diagnostic data
required by this legislation; its content is the same as that of
the former TASP Test.
The THEA Test is the only assessment developed specifically to
evaluate the readiness of students for college-level coursework in
Texas. It was developed by Evaluation Systems through a rigorous
review and approval process supported by skilled and experienced
Texas educators. All THEA Test questions have been reviewed by
committees of Texas educators to ensure content accuracy and to
prevent potential bias.
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