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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can take actions to broaden ones experience and improve critical thinking by doing puzzles, talking, exploring and reading.  That may improve tests over many years.

That differs from learning the test which may or may not be possible and is definitely not ethical.  Of course, [b]if you had a copy of the CogAT, WISC etc[/b], you could coach the answers.  This will have the effect of invalidating the test (if you are caught), or meaningless if you are not caught[/quote]

You keep saying "[b]get a copy of the test[/b]". Where do you get such copy? The prep materials that you buy do not have a copy of the test. They have questions similar in structure to those on the test. How are these puzzles different from the ones you do at home? I'm asking a very clear and direct question, but you're not giving an answer. Instead, you're providing a lecture.

Not being ethical is certainly not illegal. We live in a time where feelings have become the ethical standard. [/quote]

A few years ago -- either 2010 or 2011, at least one of the test prep companies got a copy of the CogAT.  That year the CogAT scores where much higher than expects -- the head of the AAP for FCPS (Horn or something like that) commented that many students had seen the exact test form.  That is why the kids in this year's 8th grade have many more AAP kids than typical.

Because of that, FCPS 1) made there own version of the test, and 2) applied local norms.  That cost the county money.

I have also heard of someone basically hiring someone to coach the child for a WISC.  The psychologist figured out something was not right, and basically flagged the report saying there was coaching.  (The exact words, from memory were something like "Larlo was extremely well prepared for the test")[/quote]

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