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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I am not sure what's going on with the screening room? I was told by one of the GT teacher that they are looking at scores with 80-90% strengthes, if you have higher NNAT (say 130 + or -)but lower CoGAT, chances are very less. Since this is the ability test, scores should be very fair play. [/quote]

I have NO idea what this is supposed to mean.

First of all, a 130 NNAT score is more like 98th percentile.  Kids in the 80th to 90th aren't even IN the screening pool; those are referrals.  But back to the screening pool -- the reason for administering two different tests is that not every child has the same strengths when it comes to testing, but those different types of children may be qualified to be in the Center.  Hence the schools use two different ability tests so they can pull as many potentially qualified children as possible into the screening pool and then evaluate them on the basis of the other factors.  The don't "discount" a high score on one test or subsection because some of the other scores are lower.

In any event, the scores are only one factor and they are not weighted more heavily than any other factor.  I had a long conversation with my school's GT specialist just this morning about this.  The committee is looking at a lot of things, not just test scores, and they place a lot of stock in what the child's classroom teacher and other FCPS teachers recommend for the child.  They really do try to look at the complete picture for each child.  (I am the PP who also knows someone who participated in the selection process last year and this is consistent with what she told me as well.)   [/quote]

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