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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]V57, Q52, NQ 55, all 99%, 9B[/quote]

Here's the thing. All these scores are great (this one in particular is terrific) but there aren't that many questions and the test is timed in a way that it's difficult to differentiate between a 99th percentile kid who had a good day and one that had a not good day and one that does well with this format and one that does poorly in this format. It's a timed group test that does okay at finding minimum levels of [b]learned abilities[/b]. But it's not at all like an individually administered IQ test which is why it's a bit strange that it seems to be such a big part of the criteria for an invitation.

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CogAt isn't about 'learned abilities' and it isn't that big of a part of the criteria for an invitation. MAPs and PARCC count a lot, too.[/quote]

Please do some research before posting.

“A Cognitive Abilities Test is something that is unlike other tests. It is a learning abilities evaluation that
says little about what students actually already know and more about what they are capable of figuring out.
Each of us uses different skills to solve a problem, in fact, no two individuals will usually approach a problem
from the same perspective. Although there are natural tendencies, each person is different. The CogAT test
is a way to determine which skills your child is using to reason through a problem and to come to a
conclusion.
The cognitive testing that is done measures your child’s ability according to three different areas,
quantitative, verbal and non-verbal skills. When a person is confronted with a problem, s/he has the ability to
use any of these reasoning skills to solve it. For example, if your child encounters a problem that is
quantitative in nature, and s/he has a highly functioning quantitative skill set, s/he will do better than
someone who is functioning higher in verbal reasoning. Therefore, the test really is just a measure of how
well a person is able to solve general problems that require either one, two, or all of the reasoning skills that
should be at their disposal.” (Riverside Publishing, Houghton Mifflin.)

On your second point, in the first two "reads" of the MS magnet application process a student's academic performance which includes report cards, Map, PARCC etc is evaluated. In the second "read" Cogat is looked at separately. It is singled out as a criterion unlike the other tests.[/quote]

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