Was anyone surprised by their dc's low NNAT score?
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I keep seeing so many very high scores on here. I was a little surprised to see my ds's score. He is a very good reader--picked up reading on his own around age 3-4 and has gone through the whole raz-kids program (which goes up to a 5th grade level) and now reads on his own in class, and he is in the top math grouping (his teacher mentioned it at conference), but only scored 110. Since the NNAT is like an IQ test, does that mean his IQ is around 110?
We did not do any test preparation. |
Anonymous
| Yes |
Anonymous
| it is not a reading test at all. It tests reasoning and critical thinking skills. One picture to another. Some kids are just very visual and like puzzle type things, their brains work a certain way. I would wait and see how the test is next year, the cogat. Just because your child didn't score super high doesn't mean they aren't intelligent. It is designed to really weed out the top kids. |
Anonymous
| Nnat is not an iq test. Maybe more of a logic test but its clear you did not prep since you dont know whats on it. Probably would have been worth the 50$ investment. |
Anonymous
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While it a type of intelligence test, it is not an IQ test as it has no verbal component.
Yes, we were very surprised by our daughter's score. But I'm not going to stress about it. She may do better on the Cogat next year and get in to AAP. Or she may not and she'll still get a very good education in FCPS. |
Anonymous
| Does this come in the mail? We haven't received it. |
Anonymous
I completely agree with you as I think the same way for my daughter. Her score surprised me as well... I was expecting more, knowing that she's excellent at verbal reasoning naturally. But I also know she's still a child. She's at her best one day and not the other day. If she get's into AAP that would be great. Else, that's also fine. |
Anonymous
| OP here-so the NNAT tests puzzle-type reasoning only, and the Cogat is more for the verbal/math minded kid? I guess the scores all taken together should show a complete picture of a child's strenghts. |
Anonymous
I have not received it yet either. (We are at Haycock Elementary). What schools have sent it already? Anyone know the schedule? |
Anonymous
lot of kids show advanced reading/math during early years. But sometimes it doesn't reflect the long run higher abilities. Your kid might be able to do CogAT well and might still get in the AAP though. |
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My daughters score came today, and I was surprised how high her score was. 120 and she has a processing disorder and only recently took off in reading (the past 2 years have been a BIG struggle for her).
The flip side, my older daughter who is currently in AAP (was a early ready, very verbal, top of her class, etc) only scored a 109 on her NNAT. It makes sense though, my girls see things very differently. Don't stress over your childs NNAT score honestly. Last year my older DD ended up scoring a 147 on the Cogat with no prep and is doing great in AAP. |
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| What school are You at PP? |
Anonymous
Not OP. Who preps a 6/7 year old for a standardized test? I "prepped him" by making sure he ate his breakfast well before he left for school. He's either got it or he doesn't. I guess in your child's case, you were concerned that he wasn't naturally smart enough and felt the need to "fake it so he makes it?" |
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| The school actually exposed the kids to some sample questions before the day of so all of the kids would know how to bubble an answer and so forth. Still, many kids in the first grade confessed to "doing this Before"-prepping runs rampant! |
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My older child got a 118 on the NNAT, but then was in the 99th percentile for verbal on CogAt. Her NV and Quant. scores were in the lower 90's %-ile. She was just one point shy on being in the pool. We did not refer. The ironic thing is that she is in the Adv. Math class at school even though the math/quant. was THE reason she didn't get into AAP (or the pool, if you will)... yet, that's the only "advanced" studies they offer at a regular (non center, non Level 4 school)! She would probably be better served by being in an advanced lang. arts program, but it doesn't exist. Oh well. She's holding her own (not the top of the class, but earning "3"s in Adv. Math).
I've said it before and I'll repeat it here... you're child will NOT wither and die if they go to a non-AAP school. I promise. |