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[quote=Anonymous]Some good info here: https://naglierigiftedtests.com/

Looks like NGAT is an expanded version of NNAT. It includes the nonverbal section that comprises the NNAT but also has a verbal and quantitative portion (which would more or less line up with what CoGAT was meant to measure).

It seems to have a strong emphasis on identifying gifted students regardless of language spoken at home or prior educational experience, which would seem to be inline with the FCPS emphasis on expanding AAP to students from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

As to what this 2nd grade cohort will do, I imagine they'll take NGAT this fall. The verbal and quantitative portions will be new to them, and a necessary replacement for the data previously provided by CoGAT. It looks like there are new test items in NGAT for the nonverbal portion, so that won't be an exact repeat of NNAT. I would expect some score inflation for the nonverbal section for students who took NNAT in the spring, as they'll have some familiarity with the question types. But it will be widespread enough (most students took the NNAT) that it should kind of level out anyway.

Then it seems as though they won't do two intelligence tests anymore going forward. Which is not a bad thing, since schools are already doing so much testing in the spring anyway. One less thing taking away from instructional time.

This is all my best guess, though. Take it with a grain of salt. [/quote]

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