Test preparation videos can help a school gain critical API points by explaining the importance of the test to students and asking parents and families to encourage and support their children’s effort on the test. A STAR video can be the centerpiece and highlight of creating a positive testing environment. Research shows that students who do well on the STAR know the importance of testing and how the test results will be used.

A test preparation video involves students and staff offering tips and strategies on how to succeed on the test in an entertaining, and motivating way. The power and efficiency of video in curriculum and instruction is largely unrealized in schools today. The flexibility in how video is delivered and relatively inexpensive cost make video a high value proposition when it comes to the allocation of limited financial resources in schools today.