Renaissance Video Collection

What is item response theory, and how does it relate to your students’ test scores? Get an overview of different item response theory models and why they matter for student assessment in this AssessMinutes video.

What is an instructional reading level? What’s the difference between instructional reading level and grade-equivalent score? Get clear, quick answers in this AssessMinutes video.

How do you know that you should stop assessing students with Star Early Literacy, and start assessing them with Star Reading and Star Math? Learn how to choose the just-right assessment for each learner.

Are Renaissance Star Assessments “timed assessments”? No, but Star Assessments do have time limits. Learn why some assessments have time limits and how time limits can help create more efficient assessments in this short video.

Assessments & Standards - How are assessments aligned to standards, such as your state’s grade-level standards? Learn about three different types of alignment: direct, partial, and supportive alignments. Learning Progressions ...

How do you choose the right benchmarks for measuring student performance? Learn about different types of benchmarks, and how your choice of benchmark can impact your intervention decisions.

Did you know there is no universally accepted method to determine a year’s growth in a year’s time? It’s true!

Data makes it possible to predict a student’s future performance on state summative exams.

How is it possible for one assessment to predict a student’s future performance on a different assessment? The key is linking studies. With linking studies, we can use one test to predict performance on another test.

This video discusses test score fluctuations with Dr. Gene Kerns.