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Stopping a Star Early Literacy Test

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Situations may arise in the classroom which interrupt a test (for example, a surprise fire drill). If this happens, the teacher or test monitor can stop the test, either pausing it so the student can return to it later, or stopping it entirely so the student can start over on a new test. The test can be paused and resumed as many times as needed, but it can only be resumed within 8 calendar days (192 hours) of the date and time when it was originally started. Keep in mind that pausing and resuming a test is a nonstandard administration; use this option only when absolutely necessary.

  1. Select Stop Test in the upper-right corner of the screen .

    The Stop Test button.
  2. Select one of the following options:

    The three options, with a button for each: Cancel, Stop Test, and Resume Later.
    Option Choose When... Notes
    Cancel You want to continue taking the test now instead of pausing or stopping it. — Test continues as usual.
    Stop Test You want to stop the test; you are finished with it and have no plans to come back to it. — Test score will not be recorded.

    — The next time the student logs in to take a test, the student will begin a new test.
    Resume Later You want to stop the test, but plan to come back to it later. — Test score will be recorded after test is resumed and completed.

    — Test will resume on the same question number, but the question presented will be different.

    — Resume Later cannot be used during the practice session, and it cannot be used on the first question of the actual test (Stop Test and Cancel are the only options available at those times).
  3. Enter the monitor password and click Stop Test .

    The Stop Test window, with a field to enter the monitor password. The Stop Test and Cancel buttons are at the bottom.
    • You cannot substitute your Renaissance password for the monitor password.
    • If you forget to enter a password before clicking Stop Test, you will be reminded to enter it, and you can try again.

      The Password Incorrect window, stating 'The monitor password is incorrect. Please try again.' The OK button is at the bottom.
    • If you enter the wrong password, you can try again. However, if you enter the wrong password three times in a row, you will not be able to stop the student's test. Check the Monitor Password - Star Tests preference to make sure you are using the correct monitor password.

      The Too Many Attempts window, stating 'Too many attempts. Can't stop test.' The OK button is at the bottom.

Once the correct monitor password is entered, the test is stopped or paused.

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