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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9:45 - You are asking a great question, but I don't think the data to address it are readily available (except to the folks in the testing company).  [b]The common wisdom is that scores for older children in the grade may be compared to children who are a whole grade ahead in school[/b], and therefore the child has to get more questions correct to get a higher score.  The younger children in the grade would be in the opposite boat: can get a few more questions wrong.  [/quote]

But isn't this a test for second graders?  Please correct me if I'm wrong.   In other words - wouldn't the third graders be taking a different test so the scores from kids in second grade wouldn't be comparable.

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my thought is that an older kid in second (or younger) would only be compared to other kids in second grade who are older.   And therefore there isn't a large pool for comparison.  (because you wouldn't be able to lump them in with the third graders whose test is different).  but I'm just guessing...[/quote]
No, Inview scores are not age normed, even within the grade.  CoGat is, though, which is the test to get into HGC.

Read about the differences here:

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/tests.htm[/quote]

the letter from MCPS states "a score of 80th national percentil means that the student scored higher than 80 percent of students across the United States who are the [b]exact same age[/b] and who took the test".  Does this not mean age normed?[/quote]

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