David McClure
Principal Teacher of Mathematics
Used Renaissance Star Assessments™️ occasionally for 3-4 years
Oct 2021
As a department we have become better at administering the assessments. This has meant we have more robust information which supports other assessment information we build up over time. The Star Assessments confirm what we already could see, although it has thrown up a few surprising results that we have been able to act upon.
David McClure found Renaissance Star Assessments™️:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“It allows the department to assess the entry levels of young people, providing a robust piece of information allowing us to make informed decisions over appropriate levels for them to be working at.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“It takes away from the time required marking and allows more time to interrogate the results.”
- Slightly builds student knowledge“It allows teachers to see what young people are confident with and not so confident with. This gives more opportunity to tailor lessons to the needs of the class.”
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