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“A BAD NUMBER IS WORSE THAN NO NUMBER AT ALL” A short story: On a trip to London, I throw caution and budget to the wind and head into the shop of one of the finest tailors on Seville Row to have a new suit made. After the initial pleasantries, the tailor asks me what my color and style preferences …
As part of the steadfast support that we provide our family of 55 campuses across the country, the Imagine Schools National Organization partners with various groups to provide our schools with proven solutions that accelerate student learning. One such partnership is with Renaissance and STAR Assessments. Since 2014, Renaissance has provided our teachers with the critical data needed to assess …
This question really cuts to the core of our understanding of computer adaptive assessments such as STAR as well as the instructional use and interpretation of grade level standards. Computer Adaptive Tests (CAT): The assessment tool adopted by Imagine Schools (STAR by Renaissance Learning) is a CAT. This means that it is designed to adjust the level of difficulty of …
The subject of Growth and Proficiency has been coming up in the literature a lot lately. This may be a good thing for us, as Imagine has been leading the call to focus on student growth rather than proficiency for a long time now. Matt Barnum, in a recent article in the74million.org, took the opportunity to explain why the growth-versus-proficiency …
