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Estimated Levels Preference

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How do I get to this page?

There are two ways to get to this preference—use whichever method you prefer.

Method 1:

  1. Log in to Renaissance.
  2. On the Home page, select your name in the upper-right corner. In the drop-down list, select Edit Preferences.
  3. On the Preferences page, select Estimated Levels in the Individual Student Preferences section of the page.

Method 2:

  1. Log in to Renaissance.
  2. On the Home page, select Star Reading or Star Maths. In the drop-down list, select Preferences.

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  3. On the Preferences page, select Estimated Levels in the Individual Student Preferences section of the page.

Who can do this with default user permissions?

  • School Network Level Administrators: any student in any school in the school network
  • School Level Administrators: any student in their own school
  • Teachers: any student in one of their own classes or groups

Star Reading and Star Maths normally start a student's first test with questions slightly below the student's year. If the student has taken one of these tests in the past six months, the program uses the results from the last test to decide the starting difficulty level for the next one.

However, when students have an Estimated Level set, the program uses that level to decide how difficult the first question should be. Change the Estimated Level when a student's starting level does not align with the student's year. Setting the Estimated Level will only impact the student's very first assessment or if the student has not assessed within a 180-day span.

The setting of this preference does not affect any practice questions a student may receive before a test.

  1. After you select Estimated Levels on the Preferences page, use the Schools , Classes , and Students drop-down lists to choose which students to set the preference for.
    The Schools, Classes, and Students drop-down lists.
    • You can only select one school at a time; only the schools available to you will be shown in the list. (If you only have access to one school, you will not need to select it.)
    • You can only select one class at a time; only the classes available to you will be shown in the list. (If you only have access to one class, you will not need to select it.)
    • All of the students in the selected class will be shown in the Students list. You can tick them one at a time, or you can choose Select All at the bottom to tick/un-tick all of the students at once. (If you only have access to one student, you will not need to select them.)

  2. For each student, select a year from the drop-down lists after the student's name in the Reading Level column (for Star Reading ) and Maths Level (for Star Maths).

    The setting for the preference for three students is shown in a table. The Save Changes, Set All, and Undo Changes buttons are above the table.

    To set the same preference for all the students shown at the same time, select Set All... , select years for Reading Level and/or Maths Level , and then select Apply to All .

    The Set All button has been selected; the setting for all students is in a pop-up window. The Apply to All and Cancel buttons are at the bottom.

  3. When you have finished making your changes, select Save Changes to save them (you will see a confirmation message once your changes have been saved). You can also select Undo Changes to undo your changes to the preference setting.

  4. Select Back at the top of the page to return to the Preferences page when you are done.

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