STAR360

Student Instructions for STAR360 Assessments

STAR360 assessments in Math and Reading provide information regarding your strengths, weaknesses, and your growth in both subjects. You will take these tests several times during the year to track your progress and growth.

Each assessment has 34 questions and will take about 20-30 minutes. We encourage you to take each assessment when you can dedicate the full 20-30 minutes so you can complete the assessment in one sitting. However, the ability to pause and restart the assessment is available if needed. If you resume the test, you will need a password from your teacher. You will not be allowed to return to previous questions and the questions will change each time you take the test.

The first time you take each test, it will start with three practice questions. After answering at least two correctly, it will move on to the actual assessment questions. Generally, you will have between 1 1/2 - 3 minutes to answer each question. A small clock will appear at the top of the screen as a 30 second warning. You should just pick an answer within that time or else the assessment will move on to the next question. While pencil and paper may be used, no calculators should be allowed. If a calculator is needed for higher level math questions, it will appear on the screen. Your teacher will provide you with a report of your test results.

You will experience some questions to which you won't know the answer or time may run out before you can get an answer - and that's ok! Just do your best!

You will log in by going to this website: https://global-zone08.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/2937809

Student First Name: [student.first name]

Student ID number: [student.id]

Username: Student ID

Password: STUDENT FIRST NAME then last 3 digits of student id number

Example: username: 123456 password: John456

Please note: first name within the password should be the student's name as it is listed in D2L.

When logging in, if it asks what class you are in, choose any class. Scores are reported to all your classroom teachers. After logging in, you will see this and will need to select the appropriate subjects. All high school students will take a Reading Test and a Math Test.

To pause a test, select STOP TEST in upper-right corner of the screen. It will bring you a pop up asking to select one of the following options: Resume Later, Stop Test, or Cancel. You should select Resume Later. To restart the test, you will need to contact your math or English teacher for the password to resume. If you didn't mean to pause the test, you may select Cancel to go back into the test. If you select Stop Test (instead of Resume Later), you will need to contact your teacher for further instructions.

Then you will need to enter a Monitor password which is: admin.