FCPS CogAT
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Anonymous
| we are new to FCPS, which COGAT is conducted for 3rd graders CogAT* Form 7 or CogAT* Form 6?Thank you !! |
Anonymous
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They don't administer the CogAT to 3rd-graders. It is done in 2nd grade.
Please see FCPS website for info on AAP eligibility for students in 3rd grade & above who are geographically new to FCPS. http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/aap/identificationntc.html |
Anonymous
| Week, upon closer reading, it looks like you can refer your child for screening at your local school if s/he is not eligible for immediate placement. But I don't know if that means they will administer testing as opposed to just doing a GBRS for the child. |
Anonymous
Well, not*week* 
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Anonymous
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I was wondering the same thing. We are in private school I am planning on having my son take the COGAT at GMU. Their website says that they are using form 6, but there is no way to tell if it's been updated or not since form 7 came out.
Does anyone know if FCPS and GMU will at least be using the same form, whether it is 6 or 7? They look like they have quite a few differences. |
Anonymous
Wow. That is some list. Says a lot about the parents in the system that they need this rigamarole. |
Anonymous
| Just curios, what difference does it make what version of the test is used? |
Anonymous
| Because she is trying to prep her kid for the test. |
Anonymous
I think the list is so long because there are so many students who transfer in from out of state, and not every state uses the same tests as FCPS. For example, our family has attended school districts in 3 other states and none of the use the same tests as FCPS. This just seems to be a generic list of the different tests that school districts in the other states might offer. It probably has nothing to do with the parents, and everything to do with simplifying the process for kids coming in from out of state. |
Anonymous
Or she might just want to make sure that GMU gives her kid the same test that the FCPS kids are taking so it's an even playing field |
Anonymous
| I'm sure GMU knows which test to give. She is obviously trying to find out so she can buy some prep material. |
Anonymous
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23:01 - YUP.
OP, give it up. You are NOT being fair to your child. If you have to prep a kid for GT, it is then about you. So, so, so wrong. Any educator worth their salt will tell you to stop your insanity. Yesterday. |
Anonymous
| PP, Asshat. |
Anonymous
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I don't know OP, and I don't want to join in the name-calling/judgmental postings. However, I can tell you that being familiar with what the test is asking can be a legitimate goal.
I know kids who are VERY normal kids who scored in the 1-5 %-ile on the NNAT (which is like one section of the CogAt). Now, I have a hard time believing these kids are at the bottom of all kids in this country. I think it is far more likely that they were not paying attention when the instructions were read, didn't understand the instructions, or left many questions unanswered. If these kids had seen an example prior to the actual test and had a chance to ask questions about it, they probably would have done a lot better, and the score probably would have accurately shown their ability. In my own experience taking the WISC (as a college student getting extra credit for helping the grad students learn how to give the test), I can also attest that sometimes a test-taker doesn't understand what is being asked. I scored very average on one section (non-verbal or something that involved finding things that didn't fit in a picture). When the grad student went over the test with me (which he was required to do), and explained what he was looking for, I was like "oh, I get it" and then proceded to go over every question and answer it correctly. He then exclaimed, "well, you just ruined the reliability of this test!" That was the WISC. My point is that a child who has a clear understanding of what the test is asking IS exactly what the test-giver wants b/c that makes the result more reliable and accurate. If doing a LITTLE prep helps a kid understand what to do with the test, I'm all for it. |
Anonymous
| Actually, it could have been the WAIS, not the WISC. (I'm PP). It was a standard IQ test. |