GT/AAP Decisions: JUST THE SCORES, PLEASE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CogAT
V 137
Q 141
NV 134
Comp 145, 99%

Naglieri last year 121 / 91%

In the pool.

Sealed envelope with scores and pool letter came home in Greenbriar West Thursday folder.

composite 134 , 98% In the pool , finger crossed !!!

[Anonymous]

Verbal - 130
Quantitative - 147
Non Verbal - 137
Composite - 146/99%
Naligeri -129
In pool @ CES

[Anonymous]

152 composite
verbal 147
quatitative 148
non verbal 137
She's in the pool but has average (slightly above) grades. Does my daughter have a hope of getting in AA given she's not above grade level?

[Anonymous]

No hope. None. Not at all.

[Anonymous]

23:44: It is quite possible that the committee may decide that the scores are the result of test prep, if the GBRS comes in low. If test prep produced the scores, then realize they are measuring her ability to prep for the test, and not the raw brainpower. If the scores are not prepped, the child's ability should have showed in other ways. Talk to the AART teacher. She should know what is going on.

If the scores are real, but the GBRS is low, get a WISC and appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:152 composite
verbal 147
quatitative 148
non verbal 137
She's in the pool but has average (slightly above) grades. Does my daughter have a hope of getting in AA given she's not above grade level?

Last year, my DD had much much lower scores than yours and was NOT a star (no math pull puts, mediocre reading group, grades from S to O) and she got in. Don't listen to the naysayers on this forum . . . talk to the teacher and the AART. By the way, DD gets higher grades and loves school now that she's in AAP. Go for it. Your scores are stellar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:152 composite
verbal 147
quatitative 148
non verbal 137
She's in the pool but has average (slightly above) grades. Does my daughter have a hope of getting in AA given she's not above grade level?

Last year, my DD had much much lower scores than yours and was NOT a star (no math pull puts, mediocre reading group, grades from S to O) and she got in. Don't listen to the naysayers on this forum . . . talk to the teacher and the AART. By the way, DD gets higher grades and loves school now that she's in AAP. Go for it. Your scores are stellar.

Agree. My child transferred in over the summer, with a score at the test ceiling and no teacher evaluation. The test scores alone carried enough weight for exceptance. You child's score is very high. My guess is effort and results will greatly improve when she is challenged and not spending time daydreaming because the work is mind numbingly simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:152 composite
verbal 147
quatitative 148
non verbal 137
She's in the pool but has average (slightly above) grades. Does my daughter have a hope of getting in AA given she's not above grade level?

Thank you for your advice. When my daughter got these scores she had no preparation, apart from the prep questions they offer in class. I don't NEED her to be in AA but I do need her to challenged and enjoy her environment at the same time. Sounds like it could go either way, acceptance-wise. No matter, I know she's super and as long as she feels that way too everything will be fine.

[Anonymous]

what are the highest scores this year? i read that they are so much higher this year because of form 7 cogat. post above is first i've seen cracking high 140's and up. but most of what i read on this thread and others seems standard (for high performing group) subtest scores. 130's no different from last couple of years. true? my ds is mid 130's for cog subtests and nnat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what are the highest scores this year? i read that they are so much higher this year because of form 7 cogat. post above is first i've seen cracking high 140's and up. but most of what i read on this thread and others seems standard (for high performing group) subtest scores. 130's no different from last couple of years. true? my ds is mid 130's for cog subtests and nnat.

The buzz about scores being higher this year because of the form change is pure speculation. Yes, most scores that are posted are high...but people with high scores are more likely to post them than people with average or low scores.

From reviewing scores and eligibility decisons in years past it looks like...
120's on the fence
130's leaning toward the eligibility side of the fence
140's solidly on the eligibility side of the fence
150's in the building

(assuming that all cogat and NNAT scores are in the same range and without an outlier score that is much higher or lower than the others)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The buzz about scores being higher this year because of the form change is pure speculation.

The CogAT scores were higher this year and it is likely due to the Form 7, according to Carol Horn, AAP Coordinator. At the February AAPAC meeting, she explained why the decision was made to use the CogAT 132 composite score as the benchmark.

[Anonymous]

More on CogAT Form 7:

http://faculty.education.uiowa.edu/dlohman/pdf/CogAT7%20overview%20handouts.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:152 composite
verbal 147
quatitative 148
non verbal 137
She's in the pool but has average (slightly above) grades. Does my daughter have a hope of getting in AA given she's not above grade level?

Thank you for your advice. When my daughter got these scores she had no preparation, apart from the prep questions they offer in class. I don't NEED her to be in AA but I do need her to challenged and enjoy her environment at the same time. Sounds like it could go either way, acceptance-wise. No matter, I know she's super and as long as she feels that way too everything will be fine.

R U kidding? This are awesome scores. My dd got in with lower ones. Cogat composits and NNAT in the 130's. My dd was also not in pullouts and got an equal mix of O's and G's. In the end, the teacher put in some great work samples ( I saw them later and was pleasantly suprised) and the GBRS was 14. DD is having a great time in AAP. Loves the learning and her peers.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your advice. When my daughter got these scores she had no preparation, apart from the prep questions they offer in class. I don't NEED her to be in AA but I do need her to challenged and enjoy her environment at the same time. Sounds like it could go either way, acceptance-wise. No matter, I know she's super and as long as she feels that way too everything will be fine.

R U kidding? This are awesome scores. My dd got in with lower ones. Cogat composits and NNAT in the 130's. My dd was also not in pullouts and got an equal mix of O's and G's. In the end, the teacher put in some great work samples ( I saw them later and was pleasantly suprised) and the GBRS was 14. DD is having a great time in AAP. Loves the learning and her peers.

Thanks. I doubt my dd will have a GBRS anywhere close to 14. I even wonder if her work samples will be shown in the best light. Her teacher said a student without all O's isn't qualified for AAP. DD has a mix of O's and G's for achievement, some S's for effort. So the teacher may give my dd a low GBRS and we'll never know how well (or not) she would have thrived in AAP.

Oh well. I'll try to stay positive but after my phone conversation with the teacher it's not looking good.

[Anonymous]

That teacher sound ridiculous in my opinion and to make a statement like that shows how problematic the gbrs rating is. In our school, a g is above grade level so if a kid gets all g's they are working above grade level in every subject.