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All other product and company names should be considered the property of their respective companies and organizations.  \n© 2015 by Renaissance Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United Kingdom.  \nThis publication is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. It is unlawful to duplicate or reproduce any copyrighted material without authorization from the copyright holder. For more information, contact:  \nRENAISSANCE LEARNING UK LTD  \n32 Harbour Exchange Square, London E14 9GE  \nT: 020 7184 4000 [www. renlearn.co.uk](www. renlearn.co.uk)[ ](www. renlearn.co.uk)[answers@renlearn.co.uk](answers@renlearn.co.uk)  \n[1/14](1/14)  \n~~  2  ~~  \nThe Science of STAR  \nSTAR Early Literacy™, STAR Maths™, and STAR Reading™ are highly rated for progress monitoring by the US-based  \nNational Center on Intensive Intervention.  \nSTAR Early Literacy is highly rated for screening and progress monitoring by the National Center on Response to Intervention.  \nSTAR Reading and STAR Maths received the highest possible ratings for screening and progress monitoring from the National Center on Response to Intervention, with perfect scores in all categories.  \nThe Science of STAR  \nContents  \n\n| Quick-reference guide to the STAR Assessments | 5. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Letter to Educators from Jim McBride, Vice President and Chief Psychometrician | 6. |\n| STAR overview | 7. |\n| Learning Progressions | 8. |\n| Framework for Learning Progressions in reading and maths | 10. |\n| The Renaissance Learning Information Pyramid | 12. |\n| The Value and Cost of Information | 13. |\n| Computer Adaptive Testing | 14. |\n| Growth Modelling | 18. |\n| STAR Record Book | 21. |\n| A closer look at STAR Assessments | 22. |\n| Reliability and Validity of the STAR Assessments | 25. |\n| Instructional planning | 27. |\n| STAR Assessment score definitions | 28. |\n| Conclusions | 31. |\n| Bibliography | 32. |\n\nThe Science of STAR  \nQuick-reference guide to the STAR assessments  \nSTAR Early Literacy-used for screening, progress-monitoring, and diagnostic assessment-is a reliable, valid, and efficient, computer-adaptive assessment of 41 skills in critical early literacy domains. A STAR Early Literacy assessment can be completed without teacher assistance in about 10 minutes by emergent readers and repeated as often as weekly for progress monitoring. The assessment correlates highly with a wide range of more time-intensive assessments and also serves as a skills diagnostic for older struggling readers.  \nSTAR Reading-used for screening and progress-monitoring assessment-is a reliable, valid, and efficient, computeradaptive assessment of general reading achievement and comprehension across all school years. STAR Reading provides nationally norm-referenced reading scores and criterion-referenced scores. A STAR Reading assessment can be completed without teacher assistance in about 15 minutes and repeated as often as weekly for progress monitoring.  \nSTAR Maths-used for screening, progress-monitoring, and diagnostic assessment-is a reliable, valid, and efficient, computer-adaptive assessment of general maths achievement across all school years. STAR Maths provides nationally norm-referenced maths scores and criterion-referenced evaluations of skill levels. A STAR Maths assessment can be completed without teacher assistance in less than 15 minutes and repeated as often as weekly for progress monit","cbCaiaUqR8SvDOK4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaUqR8SvDOK4","pdf",6283110,36,"English","# Quick-reference guide to the STAR Assessments\n## STAR Early Literacy\n## STAR Reading\n## STAR Maths\n# Introduction\n## Letter to Educators from Jim McBride, Vice President and Chief Psychometrician\n## STAR overview\n## Learning Progressions\n## Framework for Learning Progressions in reading and maths\n## The Renaissance Learning Information Pyramid\n## The Value and Cost of Information\n## Computer Adaptive Testing\n## Growth Modelling\n## STAR Record Book\n## A closer look at STAR Assessments\n## Reliability and Validity of the STAR Assessments\n## Instructional planning\n## STAR Assessment score definitions\n## Conclusions\n## Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What are STAR Early Literacy, STAR Reading, and STAR Maths used for?\",\"answer\":\"They are used for screening, progress monitoring, and diagnostic assessment support. 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