| The Cognitive Abilities
Test (CogAT) |
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Purpose: - To provide a description
of the student�s own cognitive resources for learning.
What are my child�s areas of strength and
weakness?
How can I expect my child to perform on the
ITBS?
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COMPONENTS
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Verbal Battery
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Quantitative Battery
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Nonverbal Battery
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NOTES
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Given in the October for Grade 3
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Given in conjunction with the ITBS in April
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READING THE RESULTS
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GRADE SCORES
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Stanine - Measure evenly
divided between 1 (low) and 9 (high) used to compare student�s scores to
those of others in the nationwide sample
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National Grade Percentile Rank
- Student performance compared to other students in the nationwide sample
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AGE RELATED SCORES
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Standard Age Score -
Student�s score based on scale of 50-150, with 100 being an average score
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National Percentile Rank
- Student performance compared to other students of the same age on the
same test
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| Iowa Test of Basic
Skills (ITBS) |
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Purpose: - To test the student�s ability in
the areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics.
How did my child perform on this test?
How does his/her performance compare to his/her
CogAT (or expected) scores?
How do his/her scores compare to those of
other students in the same grade?
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NOTES
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Given in the fall at Grades 6 and 8
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Given in the spring at Grades 3 and 4
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READING THE RESULTS
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National Percentile Rank (NPR) - Student performance
compared to other students in the nationwide sample
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Predicted National Percentile Rank (PNPR) - Prediction
of student�s national percentage rank based upon correct responses to selected
test items on the ITBS and CogAT
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Comparing the PNPR to the NPR allows
one to determine if the student is achieving at, above, or below expectations.
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