Item: Renaissance Star Assessments
Rating: 10
Author: David Campbell

Overall Satisfaction with Renaissance Star Assessments

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Star testing 3 times per school year to track student growth. Since it is a progressive test we can use the data obtained to inform differentiated instruction. The students have a 95% plus participation rate, which is for kindergarten through high school. That's impressive, especially for the older students who are so much less likely to participate.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Progressive questions
Reasonable test length
Quick results

Cons

Aligning state standards to test content reports.
Individual reporting for targeted student instruction.

Return on Investment

Evaluating data

Alternatives Considered

This is the only product. I believe that Freckle is under consideration for the next school year.

Support Rating

Key Insights

Do you think Renaissance Star Assessments delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Renaissance Star Assessments's feature set?

Yes

Did Renaissance Star Assessments live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Renaissance Star Assessments go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Renaissance Star Assessments again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

One of the big problems with standardized testing is time allotted for testing. Our school's population has so many different needs that students experience and there is also a high percentage with IEPs and 504s. It is helpful that Star testing can test such a wide range of skills across so many students' ages.

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Great for Differentiation

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