Item: Renaissance Star Assessments
Rating: 9
Author: Alma Escamilla

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our district, we use Renaisance Star Assessments to look at ZPD and the instructional level. We use it to measure what the students still need help with while allowing them to check out books from our library using the ZPD that is recommended. We test our students 3 times a year BOY, MOY and EOY. The growth is used to measure teacher input at the end of year with other state assessments.

Pros and Cons

Easy to use
Staggered question rigor
Reminders

Give a bit more time
Need a bigger time up reminder
Pictures for ELLs

Alternatives Considered

We use state assessments while I love using Renaissance Star, it is more independent. For 1st graders, are not independent and it is overwhelming. The State testing is broken down into parts and allows the students to slowly work towards reading and comprehension. There is a place for both and the way we use both in conjuction to each other is very helpful.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Renaissance Star Assessments go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Renaissance Star Assessments again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Renaissance Accelerated Reader, Renaissance Star Assessments

Likelihood to Recommend

Star is well suited for testing reading level in schools. It allows teachers to get a base idea what their comprehensional level is based on what they read independently. It helps to plan out the level of books students can and should be checking out at school library and how to challenge themselves.

Testing Rigor

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Renaissance Star Assessments