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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Agreed. One high score between NNAT, the three sections of the CogAT, and the composite CogAT will get a child into the pool, but those files sometimes don't even make it past the local screening committee and are often found ineligible.

[b]For example, a child has a 140 on NNAT, but cogat scores are 118, 109, and 120. A profile like this will typically be found ineligible. They'd much rather see a 130 on NNAT and all 3 CogATs above 120.[/b]

They are looking for kids who need the program, not just kids who could do well in the program.[/quote]

What data are you basing this on and how did you come up with these hypothetical score profiles & likely outcomes?

I have seen kids with only one subtest score above the cutoff get in.  And 140 is a very high score for the NNAT - I don't think those scores are often rejected. The reason for administering more than one test and for screening kids who have only one subtest score above the cutoff is to cast a wider net in identifying these kids, with the assumption being that a kid may not test well in all areas or may not be gifted/advanced in all areas but may still need to be in the Center.  So I disagree with the bolded part of your post above. ( If you do have some data to back it up, I'd truly be interested in reading it, as I'm always interested in learning more about the screening process.)

This is NOT like a college application process where they are looking for the most "well-rounded" candidates or kids who score well on these tests across the board.  To the contrary, a kid can be off-the-charts in one area, like math, but not in other areas, and still be found eligible.  There are loads of "quirky" kids in the Center who are outstanding in just one particular subject area.

Both of my kids, who fit the score profiles you describe as "will typically be found ineligible" were found eligible in the first round, without appeals.  One got into the pool based on one subtest score on the CogAT and the other was a parent referral, not even in the pool.

Also, you don't mention the GBRS, which is equally as important as the test scores.  I know we are talking test scores here, but that's only half of the equation.  So it's almost impossible to generalize that a certain test score "profile" will typically be found eligible or ineligible because the GBRS carries so much weight in this process.     [/quote]

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