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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were informed that cogat will be conducted in Oct between 17th and 28th. Is cogat similar to nnat in 1st grade in terms how it is administered? nnat was computer based, is cogat also computer based
Also it appears that there are lot more questions in cogat - [b]I am not sure if kids can do all the questions in couple days.[/b] Any ideas on how it is administered is great appreciated

Thank you[/quote]

If the makers of the test think it's reasonable to expect the kids to do all the questions in a couple of days, then it is. But if your dc cannot, then not only would you find out that your dc was not "gifted" but that they were "learning challenged."  You can be sure that the test makers know what they're doing and are aware of what the abilities of the typical 2nd grader are.

You could ask the teacher if the test is taken on the computer, but it really doesn't matter. 2nd graders know how to use computers and take tests on computers and it is age appropriate, so that's all that matters.[/quote]

Actually, you may want to retract some of your smugness.  One of my kids took the NNAT on the computer when it was just being administered that way.  His teacher later told me that she could tell the way he was taking it that he wasn't very computer literate and she thought it may have affected his performance.  He later got a 140 on the CogAT and a 150 FSIQ.  The first grade teacher said that it appeared evident to her who were the two kids in the class who didn't use computers a lot.  His NNAT score was not great.[/quote]

Your answer is very hard to follow. The teacher said that there were two kids who did not appear computer literate.  And HIS (not THEIR) score was (not scores were) "not great"?  Huh?? Was this just your kid?  Your kid and another kid?  Two kids and not your kid?

At any rate, I really hope you are a troll (whose third language is English) or that you are only referring to your own kid (but you say 2  kids???). Mother wise, the teacher who was gossiping to a parent about other kids' (or another kid's ??? Unclear on this point) computer literacy and NNAT score should be fired. I really, really hope some teacher didn't say to you, "your kid's score may have been low because he isn't comfortable with computers.  Larlo had the same problem.  He isn't familiar with computers and his score sucked too."  (Or even said, "another kid without a lot of computer experience also had a crappy score," without naming Larlo). Either way, that's terrible. Quit gossiping about other kids and worry about your own. [/quote]

Wow...just wow.   Hope your child learns tolerance from his/her other parent.[/quote]

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