Prep material for Cogat, please suggest

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello,

My son would be taking cogat in Mar ( Loudoun county). COuld you please let me know where to get the prep material for the test?

Thanks

Do a google search. There are several books on Amazon. Like most of the posters said, prepping will not make much of a difference. Where it does make a difference is in getting your child familiar with the types of questions to expect, the format of the test, etc. Any improvement in test scores are probably because your kid is now familiar with the testing process and what to expect.

I know the teachers introduce the kids to the format, etc but that's barely enough.

Be careful. Teachers do ask kids if they've seen questions or prepared at home. Kids at this age don't or can't lie no matter what. A couple of kids in our class responded positively to those questions and the teacher made a note of that. I don't know if that'll be in their record but you don't want the score to be invalid because teacher thinks he/she prepared at home.

BS. Believe me.. If my kid scores well and gets the right rating (whatever they call the teacher rating thing that's not related to test scores), there is no way the kid won't make it in. I'll make sure of that. IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW/RULES TO PREP. There's nothing written to that effect. It's just a story the DCUM non-preppers keep floating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello,

My son would be taking cogat in Mar ( Loudoun county). COuld you please let me know where to get the prep material for the test?

Thanks

Do a google search. There are several books on Amazon. Like most of the posters said, prepping will not make much of a difference. Where it does make a difference is in getting your child familiar with the types of questions to expect, the format of the test, etc. Any improvement in test scores are probably because your kid is now familiar with the testing process and what to expect.

I know the teachers introduce the kids to the format, etc but that's barely enough.

Be careful. Teachers do ask kids if they've seen questions or prepared at home. Kids at this age don't or can't lie no matter what. A couple of kids in our class responded positively to those questions and the teacher made a note ?

BS. Believe me.. If my kid scores well and gets the right rating (whatever they call the teacher rating thing that's not related to test scores), there is no way the kid won't make it in. I'll make sure of that. IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW/RULES TO PREP. There's nothing written to that effect. It's just a story the DCUM non-preppers keep floating.

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Great, maybe prepping will get your kid in! Hmmm, ahead a lifetime of having been identified as "gifted" and the attendant expectations from your peers and family. Maybe there's a 529 style plan for therapy expenses.

[Anonymous]

I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

Are you banned from Google? Amazon.com? Seek and you will find!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

Talk to your child's teacher. The teacher can help you figure out what is helpful to work on at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

Cultural..yes. The WASPs did it followed by the Jews followed by the Koreans followed by the Chinese followed by the Indians. Everyone else preps for football..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

Are you banned from Google? Amazon.com? Seek and you will find!

I know more about Google and Amazon and other Internet companies/technologies that you can possibly only dream of...try this somewhere else...I am only asking to know what other parents are doing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

Are you banned from Google? Amazon.com? Seek and you will find!

I know more about Google and Amazon and other Internet companies/technologies that you can possibly only dream of...try this somewhere else...I am only asking to know what other parents are doing

What grade is your child? You could email the teacher and ask what other parents are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was the original poster - When everyone is prepping their kids, not prepping would be disadvantageous for my kid. I do not see anything wrong with prep, but yes, it might be more of a cultural thing

Are you banned from Google? Amazon.com? Seek and you will find!

I know more about Google and Amazon and other Internet companies/technologies that you can possibly only dream of...try this somewhere else...I am only asking to know what other parents are doing

What grade is your child? You could email the teacher and ask what other parents are doing.

3rd grade, but I got it figured out! Thanks all

[Anonymous]

Prepping as in sending your already above average kid to Kumon is nuts. But I assume that is not what you intend to do, right?

Buying a CoGat workbook so that your child can go over a few pages with you and become familiar with test format and analogies and logic puzzles is not crazy. That is not gaming the system. It is being a conscientious parent who wants their child to not be stunned and paralyzed when they sit down to a new test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prepping as in sending your already above average kid to Kumon is nuts. But I assume that is not what you intend to do, right?

Buying a CoGat workbook so that your child can go over a few pages with you and become familiar with test format and analogies and logic puzzles is not crazy. That is not gaming the system. It is being a conscientious parent who wants their child to not be stunned and paralyzed when they sit down to a new test.

Can't agree more! Thanks for being one of the saner voices on this board

[Anonymous]

But can everyone agree that the test is designed to be taken by kids who have never seen those types of questions?

[Anonymous]

I attended one of the info sessions beforehand and was told that kids who need to be prepped to get the scores aren't the kids who need the program in the first place.

[Anonymous]

My DC used the CogatPrep app on the Ipad to get an idea of the different sections of the test

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prepping as in sending your already above average kid to Kumon is nuts. But I assume that is not what you intend to do, right?

Buying a CoGat workbook so that your child can go over a few pages with you and become familiar with test format and analogies and logic puzzles is not crazy. That is not gaming the system. It is being a conscientious parent who wants their child to not be stunned and paralyzed when they sit down to a new test.

The test was designed to take into account children who are stunned and paralyzed. That is gaming the test, as we all know. It is not illegal or invalidating, since the Cogat is not a true IQ test. For a true IQ test, that sort of prepping is invalidating.