Re: STAR test information

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I think maybe there could be more than one test that is called
the STAR test. I don't know about the one that Jack talked
about. There is one in California--actually a whole battery of
tests. The Calfornia STAR tests are standards based assessments
given in the Spring that are used to assess how California
students are doing academically. They are used by the federal
government to assess No Child Left Behind status. So for
example, there are tests for algebra and world history and such.

On 9/16/09, Jack wrote:
> On 9/11/09, teach4 wrote:
>> Have read on here about the STAR test, but know nothing
>> about it since our school doesn't have it. Does this help
>> determine a chid's reading level? Could someone explain it
>> a bit to me, or direct me to a place on the website to
>> learn more about it? Thanks.
>
> How I understand STAR is that a student takes a 25 question
> test and it will get harder or easier based on their
> responses (Correct or incorrect). It does need a grade
> assigned to a student to function properly. At the end of
> the test, they tell you how your student is doing compared to
> millions of other students in that grade level. Then gives
> you some scores that you can use for AR reading levels as a
> suggested book level system.

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