Tips for Getting Started

New school year checklist

Checklist of things to do in all programs at the start of a new school year.

Set the Testing Password Preference

Determines whether an authorisation password is required to start a Star Maths test and what that authorisation password is.

Set the Extended Question Time Limit Preference

Extend the amount of time a student has to answer questions.

Set the Estimated Maths Level (ML) Preference

Changes the difficulty level of the first question the student sees on a test.

Print a list of student user names and passwords

Have this information on hand and review the procedure for logging in students.

Read and print the Pretest Instructions

Helps you give a basic test orientation for the Star Maths test to your students.

Review instructions for testing students

Familiarise yourself with the entire test-taking procedure.

Stopping a test

Be ready for interruptions by knowing how to pause or stop a test.

Resuming a test

Continue a test that was paused or interrupted.

View or print reports

Review student test results and use the information to help plan instruction.