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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there ways to get kids ready for a WISC? Not "prep" but more just to make sure they don't do poorly bc they have never been exposed to such questions? Is it much like the CogAT?[/quote]

Yes, there are companies that sell prep materials. If you’re curious about your child’s actual IQ, prepping will give you an inflated number. So it won’t be “real.” Most people don’t prep for the WISC, and so your child’s results will be compared to children who were never exposed to those questions.

If your goal, however, is solely to get a high number so that you can reject an appeal, you should be able to find prep materials to preview by running a search.[/quote]

My goal is to get a score that reflects DC's ability. [b]I know that going into tests completely cold can disadvantage a test taker so that their score is less reflective of ability[/b]. That's my concern. I'm not curious about DC's IQ and wouldn't have them take the test if it wasn't something that could be useful for AAP admission.[/quote]

This is not the case with IQ tests. You’re supposed to go in cold to get a score that accurately reflects ability. Most people do not prep for a WISC. [/quote]

Isn't the CogAT an IQ test? It's obvious to me that there are some ways that children can err because they are not savvy test takers, which has nothing to do with IQ per se. How is the WISC so different? 
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CogAT is not an IQ test.  It's considered an ability test.  It's easy to prep for since there are fewer domains and the test is purely multiple choice with no interactions with anyone or need to justify any answers.  The ceiling for the CogAT is pretty low, and at the top end, there's a huge gap in score between the kid who got everything right (perhaps with a lucky guess) and the kid who got one problem wrong (same ability, but not so lucky).

The WISC is one-on-one with a psychologist, where the kids have to explain their answers.  It covers many more domains and gives a much more comprehensive view of the kid.  There isn't as profound of a ceiling effect at the top, and a lucky guess could not drastically improve the score.    [/quote]

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