Any reference to COGAT removed from FCPS AAP Lvl 4 site

[Anonymous]

Rising 2nd graders were expected to take the COGAT this fall. I believe they were the last group to take the NNAT as 1st graders. However, the official AAP site does not specify it anymore. Anyone else aware of this change?

[Anonymous]

Maybe there's a contract recompete? Testing schedule still says some sort of "nationally normed ability test"

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/advanced-academic-programs-aap/identification-and-placement-advanced-academics-program-1

But yes, looks like it's no longer guaranteed to be the CogAT.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they are going by the HOPE scale alone?

[Anonymous]

Although removed from AAP section, it is still listed an as form of a test in 1st grade (NNAT) and 2nd grade(COGAT). Is there an official confirmation that there is no NNAT in 1st grade?

[Anonymous]

So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Although removed from AAP section, it is still listed an as form of a test in 1st grade (NNAT) and 2nd grade(COGAT). Is there an official confirmation that there is no NNAT in 1st grade?

I'm curious to know as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

There still remains the HOPE scale. That’s objective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

No, they say they are going to use a nationally normed ability test, just not which one. There are lots of other options - OLSAT springs to mind immediately, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

There still remains the HOPE scale. That’s objective.

That was supposed to be a joke, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

There still remains the HOPE scale. That’s objective.

Objectively what? Objectively bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

There still remains the HOPE scale. That’s objective.

That was supposed to be a joke, right?

Why would you say that? What’s wrong with using the HOPE scale for AAP admissions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

There still remains the HOPE scale. That’s objective.

That was supposed to be a joke, right?

Why would you say that? What’s wrong with using the HOPE scale for AAP admissions?

I didn't say anything was wrong with it. I said it's not objective. It's filled out by a committee of people - inherently subjective. I'm sure they do their best to view each student in an unbiased manner, but they're people!

[Anonymous]

Hope is completely biased and a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Considering that some parents delay their children's school entry by a year, it's difficult to believe that the HOPE assessment is entirely free of bias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we are eliminating all objective criteria?

There still remains the HOPE scale. That’s objective.

I feel like you didn't understand what objective means. The hope scale is entirely subjective.