What is Renaissance Star 360?

Renaissance Star 360® provides a comprehensive array of interim and formative assessments designed for pre-K–12 education, delivering reliable screening instruments, ongoing progress evaluations, and essential data on student development that support informed educational choices. By leveraging these assessments, teachers are better equipped to nurture student advancement and steer them toward mastering state-specific learning objectives in areas such as reading, math, and early literacy. Moreover, Renaissance Star Assessments® enable precise forecasts of students’ performance on state summative examinations and standardized college entrance tests, with more insights available in the video titled Predicting Performance on High Stakes Tests. Building a robust foundation in critical skills from elementary through high school is crucial, as it greatly enhances students' prospects for success in higher education, their future careers, and beyond. In addition, this assessment system allows educators to evaluate performance at multiple levels—whether district, school, or grade—thus enabling them to track growth metrics adeptly and allocate necessary resources to foster each student’s success. Ultimately, this holistic methodology cultivates an environment that empowers all students to thrive both academically and personally, ensuring that no child is left behind in their educational journey.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Renaissance Learning
Date Founded:
1986
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.renaissance.com/products/assessment/star-360

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Renaissance Star 360 Categories and Features

K-12 Software

Attendance Tracking
Classroom Management
Communication Management
Curriculum Management
Enrollment Management
Financial Management
Parent Portal
Progress Reports
Skill Testing
Student Information / Records

Renaissance Star 360 Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: Mary O.
    Position: Teacher
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
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    FlimFlam

    Date: Aug 20 2023
    Summary

    STAR360 teaches students to skim, not read. It focuses on the lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy, creates test anxiety, and does not prepare students for a future of testing. It is a BAD assessment but the marketing - well, the marketing is just fabulous.

    Positive

    Their marketing department does a great job of selling this product as an easy solve to school district to screen students.

    Negative

    The STAR360 purports to provide screening and growth metrics for readers. However, the test provides NO authentic text, limits students to respond to each item within 120 seconds, does not allow the ability to review work, and also contains pre-Common Core questions stems that ask questions for basic definitions instead of critical thinking, analysis, and application. For example, students are asked to choose the definition for "foreshadowing," "conflict," etc... NO other test students will take - Illinois Assessment of Readiness, ACT, SAT, EXPLORE, PSAT, etc... ask these types of questions. ALL of these nationally normed tests DO provide authentic text and a window of time to complete their work and to review their work.

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