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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are sample questions embedded into the testing sessions. Please don't buy practice books for your kids; the test is supposed to measure ability, not learned achievement. [/quote]

So many people doing it, you are at a disadvantage if you don’t. It’s just the truth. [/quote]

I am not disputing this but just one lone voice out in the world saying we did zero prep with either of our kids.  My one kid did well but not a super high score.  My other kid got a really high score.  Based on what I know about them, the test did it's job and placed them where they should be and reflected their ability.  It didn't cross my mind to do prep.[/quote]

Same. We did nothing and my kids got 144 and 140. This was in FCPS so they took it in 2nd grade. I would think for older kids prep would be even less necessary. Unless you want them to appear smarter than they are. Which many people seem to want. I already knew my kids were really smart so it just didn't even cross my mind and I didn't care f everyone else was prepping. [/quote]

OP here.

I wound up just showing my kid a few questions and that was that and he took it. I really don’t care much. But the idea that prepping is to make your kid seem smarter than they really are implies that going into the cogat with no prep is an accurate way to assess intelligence. That’s doubtful. And beyond my skepticism of standardized tests correlating with intelligence, I can tell you that anecdotally, while I suspect my older child who was placed in the advanced math track gets better test scores generally, my younger child is far, far better with math. He just does things like “well, I don’t know the answer, I guess I will just not write anything down” or “I don’t understand the phrasing of this question, I guess I’ll skip.” He’s not a bad test taker, just inexperienced and not as good as my older child.

Yes that’s an anecdote but no, showing your kids what the test is about is not about making them look smarter than they actually are. [/quote]

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