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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone actually know what the criteria is for AAP?  Everyone knows at a high level that they look at COGAT, NNAT, GBRS and work samples.  Other than that, it's really very unclear.  For example, do they take into account things like equity/demographics, report cards, etc.?  Is the judgment based on a relative standard (i.e., you need to be in the top X% of students who are referred) or is there an absolute standard (i.e., they will take everyone who meets the requirements)?

From the outside looking in, there seems to be a level of arbitrariness to this whole process and I really just wish there was more transparency to this opaque process.  There just seems to be one too many examples where one student with lower COGAT, NNAT and GBRS gets in and another student with higher metrics doesn't get in, even within the same school/center.  I realize that these three measures don't provide the complete picture, as there is also the referral statement and the teacher's comments next to the GBRS.[/quote]

Let me ask [i]you[/i] a question: Do you think that test scores alone can determine a child that is in need of accelerated instruction?[/quote]

This is OP.  No, I don’t think test scores alone can or should make this determination.  I very intentionally included GBRS because it is translated to a score but it is based on more subjective measures and I assume based on the teacher’s observations.  I think it is good to have different inputs and measures, but I would still like to understand how they come to a decision based on those different factors.  I think test scores are a helpful metric in that you don’t have human biases, however, they clearly have their problems, including the fact that one can prep for them.  What I don’t like about this process is that it can feel very arbitrary and there is no transparency.
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