Star Maths - Extended Question Time Limit Preference
How do I get to this page?
- Log in to Renaissance Place.
- On the Home page, select Star Maths.
- Select Preferences.
- On the Preferences page, select Edit at the end of the Extended Question Time Limit row.
Who can do this with default capabilities?
- School Network Administrators: any class or group in any school in the school network
- School Administrators: any class or group in their school
- Teachers: any of their own classes or groups
Extended time limits are longer than standard time limits. Use them for students with special needs who need more time to read or answer the test questions. Reports will indicate if any students took a test using extended time limits, with a footnote explanation.
These are the standard and extended time limits:
| Question Type |
Standard Time |
Extended Time |
| Practice questions |
90 seconds for each question (1m 30s) |
180 seconds for each question (3m 0s) |
| Test questions |
180 seconds for each question (3m 0s) |
360 seconds for each question (6m 0s) |
Star Maths norms and reliability and validity are based on the standard time limits.
The Extended Question Time Limit Preference settings for a student are carried over with that student from one school year to the next.
Select the shaded section of the "Setting for..." sentence to choose which classes or groups you want to set the Extended Question Time Limit Preference for 
.
In the window that opens, select a school in the Schools column 
. (The preference can only be set for one school at a time. School administrators and teachers who are only assigned to one school will not need to select a school.)
Select a class or group in the Classes and Groups column 
. (The preference can only be set for one class or group at a time. Teachers will only see their own classes or groups listed.)
You can search the items in a column by clicking within that column and then typing Ctrl+F or control-F on the keyboard.
In the Students column 
, you have two options 
:
- Choose All Students to set the preference for all students in the chosen class or group. All the students in the class or group (listed below these options) will be ticked.
- Choose Select Students if you want to set the preference only for specific students in the class or group. Tick the students you want to set the preference for
.
Select Apply 
to apply your choices, or Cancel 
to close this window without saving your changes.
The students you chose will be listed on the Extended Question Time Limit page, and described in the "Setting for..." sentence.
For each student, tick the Extend question time limit box 
next to a student's name if you want that student to use the extended question time limits.
Remove the tick from the box if you do not want that student to use the extended question time limits.
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.
Select Back 
at the top of the page to return to the Preferences page when you are done.