The Texas Formative Assessment Resource (TFAR) is a free online platform that helps educators design, give, and share formative assessments. Formative assessment data is used to inform teaching decisions and improve instructional support.
Educator Guide
FAQs
User Tips
Creating User Accounts for TFAR
User Roles & Permissions
Authoring Edit Task Inline Choice Items
Authoring Edit Task Items
Authoring Embedded Text Entry Items
Authoring Equation Items
Authoring Hot Spot Items
Authoring Hot Text Items
Authoring Image Drag and Drop Items
Authoring Multiple Choice/Multiple Select Items
Authoring Multi-Part Items That Combine Item Types
Authoring Passage that Groups Items Together
Authoring Simple Text Entry Items
Authoring Table Match Items
Authoring Text Drag and Drop Items
How to Create Spanish Items and Assessments
How to Record and Embed Audio Clip/File
How to Reconstruct STAAR Released Exams
How to Use the Text Editors in Item Templates
How to Navigate TFAR
How to Publish Assessments
How to Create a Proctored Test Session
How to Create an Unproctored Test Session
Unsubmitted TFAR Assessments
How to Score Student Constructed Response Items in CRS
2022 TAC Presentation
2023 TAC Presentation
2024 TAC Presentation
TFAR Training Slide Deck Nov. 2024
The Basics
Everything About Items
Everything About Tests
How to Add Images to Items
How TFAR Tests are Reported in CRS
How to Proctor Tests
How to Share Items/Tests with Other Educators
CRS & TFAR Data Training Presentation Nov. 2024
Downloading TFAR Data
Printing Individual Score Reports
SE & Item Analysis Template for TFAR Data
Viewing Frequency Distribution
Viewing Student Results
How to Create a Workgroup to Share Assessments/Items
How to Share Exams with Campuses