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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a link to a FCPS document that includes an explanation of why the test was changed last year:

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/pdfs/FAQre2012CustomizedCogAT.pdf

See fourth paragraph, first sentence:

"FCPS staff members chose to administer the custom form of the CogAT this year after it came to our attention that some students, in previous years, had prepared for the CogAT using the exact form of the CogAT being administered in FCPS." 
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Then it's a shame they don't retest the past couple of years of students who didn't have to take the FxAT and who have increased AAP numbers exponentially.[/quote]
Right, because we all know the best use of the precious amount of classroom time is administering a standardized test.[/quote]

I don't think they should retest the kids at this point, but not because it would use up time to take a standardized test. Standardized tests are part of modern life on up through graduate/professional school and beyond.  It would just be too disruptive to retest kids and take kids out of the program at this point.

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No, but parents are saying it's a larger group of kids now because the standards appear to be different. Probably a good idea to get the standards back to what they were when it was about 10% of the student population.
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