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[quote=Anonymous][quote]http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/pdfs/FAQre2012CustomizedCogAT.pdf

Thank you for the response and link. I think there is still some ambiguity because the CogAT posting refers to preparation done with the "exact form" of the test. Most likely even the die-hard proponents of prepping would agree that using an exact copy of the test is wrong and constitutes cheating. But what about using sample tests that are not exact copies? Or sending children to prep classes that utilize such materials?[/quote]

New poster here. Nothing official, but the understanding I got from talking to some AAP teachers was that some companies are using "sample" tests that are so similar that only certain words have been changed from the test questions the kids are actually getting when the school administers the test. So, there might be a particular type of question in the practice book and on the real test, everything is the same except a few words that don't change anything about how the question is answered. This would explain why kids will come out of the test saying that they'd already practiced all the questions at home and that they'd seen all the questions already. They are so similar, with only, say, a noun or an adjective being changed, that they seem to be the same to the children.
Where do you draw the line between cheating/scamming and "prepping"? I don't know. I don't remember this being an issue 10-15 years ago. When my older kids were in the program, only 10-11% were eligible, so the situation does seem to be different now.

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