Does anyone have an "average" child in AAP?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP here.

I am an expert in my field. I do a lot of data analysis. When understanding the data, there is signal and there is noise. In the case of using the CogAT as an IQ test, there are multiple noise sources. The signal is IQ. Noise includes test prep, and many other factors, which include mood, anxiety, ADD, distractions, etc.

In the case of these scores, any individual test can vary by 30 points in either direction.

At a personal level, I have had my IQ measured about 15 times (some as part of an experiment: my grad school roommate was a psych major). At my best, I scored a 165. Once. At my worst (in a test used for middle school placement), and scores 118. More typically, I score between 135 and 155. The funny thing is I can tell when I am sharp and when I am not, and my assessment correlates with my score.

This variance is on an adult. Probably an intelligent (AAP worthy) adult.

I have a child who has been tested multiple times since he was about 4 through the IEP process for SN. His scores have varied so much that I think it is laughable that any system can pin much on one score on one day.

Absolutely. And at the ages of 6,7, and 8, no less. In addition, the CogAt is NOT an IQ test and I wish PPs would stop referring to it as such. It is simply a measurement of reasoning ability, which can change drastically as kids mature.

[Anonymous]

PP here with the example of my DD.

I should also point out that average CogAT/NNAT are 100 by definition.