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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re the topic of prepping for the NNAT, I found this article.  It's from 2013, but it does imply that prepping "artificially" raises NNAT scores.  Significantly.

https://nycgiftedandtalented.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/nnat-test-score-distribution/[/quote]

I am not sold that they were prepping as opposed to having high IQ parents like DC area ??[/quote]

That's Lake Wobegon Syndrome at its finest.  Fairfax county is no more special than any other higher income, urban area.  Every urban area seems to be in the same situation, where an overabundance of kids score very highly on these tests, and then the people act as if their area is just brighter than everywhere else.  Whatever "extra brightness" we might have is offset by the prevalence of elite private schools.  It's ridiculous to imagine that kids in NYC or silicon valley, or Seattle, etc. are all prepping their ways to high scores, and yet people here aren't prepping- they're just smarter.

This area is filled with prep schools, which wouldn't exist if they weren't profitable.  A lot of people at my kids' bus stop have talked about workbooks and prepping.  The testingmom site listed in the article wouldn't exist if it weren't profitable.  A ton of prep books are available on Amazon.  If you think prepping isn't widespread, you're naive.   Prepping also tends to improve scores on pretty much everything.  Heck, why do you think major IQ tests keep their materials very private and will invalidate your results if they think you've prepped?  It's clearly because prepping will increase scores.  The NNAT and CogAT are no more special than any other tests.[/quote]

I'm from NYC and parents hire tutors to prep their 3-4 year olds. NYC's GT system starts in kindergarten so these kids are taking these tests at age 4. Unlike in VA, there is no shame in it. Everyone preps. You would not even know to test your child if you were not an involved parent and it is a self selecting group. AAP in FCPS is far more inclusive.[/quote]

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