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    CodeSignal

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ACodeSignal is a technical skills assessment platform that enables companies to quickly hire qualified candidates for technical roles. With over 70 coding languages and tools and a built in plagiarism checker, companies can be confident that the candidates they select will be successful in their new roles.N/A

    Renaissance Star Assessments

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AStar Assessments are a suite of assessments for reading, math, and early literacy, in both English and Spanish, boasting users among over 30,000 schools. Star Assessments helps educators to gain accurate insights into student learning, growth, and achievement—so they can help all learners reach their full potential. The full Star Assessment suite includes the computer-adaptive Star Reading (K–12), Star Math (K–12), and Star Early Literacy (pre-K–3) assessments; a formative assessment tool, Star…N/A
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    CodeSignalRenaissance Star Assessments
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CodeSignalRenaissance Star Assessments
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    CodeSignalRenaissance Star Assessments
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (121 ratings)
    9.4
    (71 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
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    Usability
    9.8
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    Availability
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    Performance
    8.2
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    Support Rating
    8.5
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    9.1
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    In-Person Training
    8.1
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    Online Training
    8.2
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    Implementation Rating
    5.7
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    Configurability
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    Ease of integration
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    User Testimonials
    CodeSignalRenaissance Star Assessments
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CodeSignal
    If you hire for IT or Software development based roles, I can absolutely recommend this. It will improve the quality of candidates you are filtering through in your process and you will be able to add stakeholders early into the hiring process to make it more efficient. Pricing is very reasonable too so its not out of reach for even smaller organizations. Generally speaking though, if you dont hire in bulk for Software Developers etc, then maybe its not for you.
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    Renaissance Learning
    Renaissance Star Assessments are great for students who already know English and know how to use a device, especially a tablet. The children can listen to the question, choose an answer, then move on to the next question. These assessments are less appropriate for students learning English as a second language. Since the questions are in English, and most students primarily speak another language, they do not understand the questions and get many of them wrong. As a result, they score low and it appears as if the child has not been learning when in fact the low score is due to a language barrier. I think there should also be some type of block to choosing an answer until after the question is presented because some children like to press answers before the question is finished and then try to move on. I think having the answers be unclickable before the question is finished would be a benefit for the children to pay more attention to the question.
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    Pros
    CodeSignal
    • The test cases are quite well-written, and the grade we earn as a result of them is very fair. Users can use a unit testing tool to perform their own unit testing, allowing them to double-check their code before submitting it.
    • Intensive technical interview preparation
    • The online evaluation option is an excellent approach to assess candidates.
    • Simple UI for Simple Operations
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    Renaissance Learning
    • Renaissance Star Assessments gives me a look at each student as an overall reader.
    • Renaissance Star Assessments shows me the areas of which my students are struggling.
    • Renaissance Star Assessments is linked with Nearpod, so I can assign lessons based on what each student needs.
    • Star CBM helps me see whether my students' fluency is improving or not.
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    Cons
    CodeSignal
    • The platform should provide candidates with detailed feedback, allowing them to identify areas for improvement if necessary.
    • Furthermore, despite the fact that the assessment is complete, the platform prioritizes speed. In order to finish the assignment on time, people may be forced to forgo quality or desired output.
    • They should improve the question selection procedure, as some of the questions are too long to finish in the allocated time.
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    Renaissance Learning
    • The graphs for each subject are not consistently the same. (ie. some graphs are by 5s and some are by 50s.) It's very confusing to read them.
    • The questions are not rigorous enough for state standards.
    • Different reports will show data that does not align. If 'state' is chosen, then all reports should show the same data. The Parent Report will show the child in 'green', but every sub-skill is in 'red'. That is super confusing for parents and teachers.
    • All reports should be based on the same score, but they are not. It is like comparing apples to oranges on the same child.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CodeSignal
    I give it this rating because it is very easy to use. Not only that it is proctored and trusted. Moreover, the candidates find it easy to use given that it is a single test. This means that we get much more applications than using other platforms. This helps us to hire better faster and easier with codesignal.
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    Renaissance Learning
    Star Assessments and Renaissance is the best educational products at this time. They are found worldwide, easy to use and informational for districts teachers and families. Information will follow a student if they change districts and give previous information to new districts and teachers
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    Usability
    CodeSignal
    The UI of configuring CodeSignal for a non-technical screener can be tricky to navigate at first. Once you get the hang of the platform and how to master customization, it becomes a much smoother experience. However, some restrictions to search functions and reporting still need improvement.
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    Renaissance Learning
    It is very user friendly and intuitive. I have had minimal training on the system and was able to access many of the features. I was able to easily create student accounts and set up testing for our students. I was able to find appropriate reports that provide the right data for our team and our parents.
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    Reliability and Availability
    CodeSignal
    Yes, the staff has been very quick
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    Renaissance Learning
    It’s wonderful
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    Performance
    CodeSignal
    Yes, pages load quickly, reports comes in a reasonable time frame, only when CodeSIgnal integrates, it provide small glitches.
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    Renaissance Learning
    I absolutely love this program
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    Support Rating
    CodeSignal
    I am not sure whether or not they have replaced but surely emerged as a big competitor. Their support system should be good knowing that they are in completion with the best hackerrank. I feel they could do a much better job but I have not used their support much
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    Renaissance Learning
    I have been very happy with the support. By phone or email I have found the support very good and they get back to me quickly. This survey however is wa6 overdone, expecting me to come up with 50 words on each question. It becomes very repetitive and very laborious.
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    In-Person Training
    CodeSignal
    It has clear details for every staff to understand the basic, and staffs can communicate efficiently to provide strong backgrounds. Also, the manager who provided this training has collaborated well with the Codesignal staff so that everyone could learn more about CodeSignal and look at it from different users' perspectives. So the training was really helpful
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    Renaissance Learning
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    Online Training
    CodeSignal
    There were some issues with the compiler
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    Renaissance Learning
    I just feel this way.
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    Implementation Rating
    CodeSignal
    No, everything went pretty well with no hiccups
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    Renaissance Learning
    When presenters show us how to use the program they need to have a full class size of data. During training, there were only 5 or 6 sample students. Classes are more like 25 and that makes the training more realistic to have similar data to what we will use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CodeSignal
    CodeSignal's platform is the best in almost every aspect. It provides a nice user-friendly environment. The functionalities the environment provides are the best. It is a nice cheating-free platform that is very easy to understand and use. The scores provided are normalized and the range of scores provided is really easy to understand.
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    Renaissance Learning
    Renaissance Star Math Assessment provided a proven data collection tool. This was also being used at the lower grades in our district, so it made sense to continue with its use to provide a more reliable and accurate picture of our students entering the middle school. The continuation of the data trail should continue to help their overall growth.
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    Scalability
    CodeSignal
    It works on multiple departments.
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    Renaissance Learning
    Great overall program with lots of advice in implementation
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    Return on Investment
    CodeSignal
    • It has been advantageous in terms of saving time for our interviewees due to its simpler approach.
    • My coding abilities have greatly improved and continue to aid me in the interviews process.
    • The User Interface has caused me to spend more time on this application and has prompted me to discover new and more productive development techniques.
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    Renaissance Learning
    • It has positively impacted student time to learn by reducing testing times and allowing more time for instruction
    • The reduced testing time also positively impacted our schools by freeing the computer labs and making the planning and creation of testing schedules easier. This has allowed more computer lab use for education and learning.
    • It has negatively impacted the time and effort required by support staff, administrators, and some teachers by requiring more time spent on looking up results or going to multiple spots and manually combining results because a larger group couldn't easily be made.
    • Another negative impact on our district is that it has also taxed those few educators with more technical ability and data knowledge moreso than other programs. The need to create/summarize/write programs to deal with full, raw data export files since the smaller, more specific reports and summaries are not downloadable into a format that can be manipulated easily (pdf only, not csv exports), and to constantly back up data exports and to have to search through them when the State wants results on past students etc.
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    CodeSignal Screenshots

    Screenshot of candidate evaluation using languages, frameworks, and tools unique to the job including JavaScript, Python, PHP, React, Ruby, and SwiftScreenshot of a live remote and on-site interview using CodeSignal's pair programming solution with high definition video and CodeSignal's advanced IDE environment.Screenshot of an analysis of a large volume of assessments.