This week seventh grade students will be
taking the COGAT test. According
to the test publisher, “The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) measures students’
learned reasoning abilities in the three areas most linked to academic success
in school: Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal. Although its primary goal is to
assess students’ reasoning abilities, CogAT can also provide predicted
achievement scores when administered with The Iowa Tests.
“While CogAT is well-suited to help educators make
important student placement decisions, such as selecting students for Gifted
and Talented programs, exclusive features such as the Ability Profile Score can
be used to expand the educational opportunities of all students.
“Reasoning abilities have substantial correlations
with learning and problem solving, both in and out of school. CogAT’s
measurement of three different content domains ensures that educators receive a
balanced view of the child. Each level of CogAT offers three test
batteries:
Verbal
Quantitative
Nonverbal
“CogAT is constructed with overlapping sets of items
throughout the series. The overlap of items from level to level provides the
user with a continuous, ascending scale of difficulty, which is the foundation
of CogAT's superior score scale from Kindergarten through grade 12.”
Information taken from http://www.riverpub.com/products/cogAt/details.html
