NNAT Study Materials

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know where to buy it?

[Anonymous]

Amazon

[Anonymous]

What exactly are you buying? A workbook? Computer program?

[Anonymous]

Why? Why do you need to make your child prep for this test?

Newsflash: They are either gifted or they are not. No amount of prepping is going to put your average child over-the-top.

[Anonymous]

A test review can help a gifted child relax because they know what to expect.

An average child can be prepped to death, but a good test score based on hours of test prep will not get your child into AAP. There is also the child's work samples and GBRS rating....which must support the test scores or it's a no go.

I agree, either your kid has the ability or doesn't. It's no reflection on that child or you as a parent. A kid can thrive and be a success without AAP.

[Anonymous]

What 09:08 said....You can look over the AAP threads and discover scores of people with NNAT's and CogAT's that were high, and inconsistent with in school observations (reported through GBRS). A kid with 115-120 test scores and high (14+) GBRS is more likely to get in that one with 140 and 8 on the GBRS.

WISC of 130 and the child is in.

[Anonymous]

GBRS scores are hugely subjective. A teacher is less likely to give a kid a high GBRS score if their board scores are borderline or don't make the cut. This is because teachers are maxed out already with their regular workload and huge classes. How much time can a teacher realistically spend on making sure a kid's GBRS review and work samples are the best they can be?

A lot of the kids that qualify or selected for AAP aren't gifted. Otherwise, the FFX Cty school system would be putting out Einsteins every year into college.

[Anonymous]

PP: 10:04 here....I am not discussing or debating the subjectivity of the GBRS, just the reality of AAP selection.

The only score that guarantees the child admission is WISC.

The reason why the county does not use the WISC (or other individually given tests) is money: it costs about $400 in labor, and would cost about $40,000,000 to give all second graders WISC's. Not to mention the logistics of finding evaluators...

Group testing is much less expensive, but is flawed -- it measures a combination of ability (giftedness/intelligence), test preparation, and student nervousness...

For example, a child with a bad cold will score lower than when healthy.

A child that is prepped might add 30 points.

etc...


The county knows this, and while it factors the NNAT/COGAT, it requires supporting information. Furthermore, it allows anyone to refer and obtain the same supporting information.

Much of the NNAT/COGAT shortcoming are not present in the WISC. (e.g., prep does not work; sick kid is noticed, one-on-one will result in less daydreaming...)

[Anonymous]

Basically...you can pick up a practice NNAT2 test on Amazon and have your kid review it.
Hope your kid is not sick on testing days. Better the kid is relaxed and well rested. Feed them a healthy breakfast with protein. Stay as low key about this as possible. Kids will pick up on your anxiety and not perform as well. Vent here! Ditto for the CoGats.
Once the test scores are released in January...you can make a decision on how best to go forward. My DC made the AAP cut, and got in...so we didn't do the WISC. We had the funds set aside just in case though.

[Anonymous]

The only score that guarantees the child admission is WISC.

Nothing "guarantees" eligibility for the AAP Center. I have heard of kids with high WISC scores being rejected.

[Anonymous]

I have not heard of kids with WISC above 132 being rejected. 128 yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The only score that guarantees the child admission is WISC.

Nothing "guarantees" eligibility for the AAP Center. I have heard of kids with high WISC scores being rejected.

how high and how many and when did that happen?

[Anonymous]

You can get practice tests on Amazon. Just search for NNAT or NNAT test and you get a bunch of options - there are some good critical thinking books as well as practice tests with the same format as the actual test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why? Why do you need to make your child prep for this test?

Newsflash: They are either gifted or they are not. No amount of prepping is going to put your average child over-the-top.

Parents do what they believe the best for their kids.
You do the same.

Sometimes things are not so black or white as you say.

[Anonymous]

What PP said is true. It is possible in a borderline case, that preping for the tests will make the difference between acceptance and rejection from AAP.

That would be very rare, though