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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is COGAT going to be required for any other gradess this year?[/quote]

These gatekeeping tests have fallen out of favor since they are inequitable. [/quote]

I don’t really see how the Cogat is inequitable. It’s not based on concepts taught. Vast majority of kids have never seen it before/prepped in any way. It measures cognitive aptitude and reasoning skills. It’s actually a much better tool than the MAP, which in my opinion is a good test but could be seen as inequitable since scores can be improved based on early access to more advanced concepts. [/quote]

True. The majority have never seen it or prepped.

But those that had seen it and prepped were getting a lot of admissions.  [/quote]

With just a few tutoring sessions to practice this test my kid's score improved by 20%. It only cost me a few hundred bucks. [/quote]

I would say something, but will wait so see the results in a few years so that no one will argue with how badly MCPS messed up the GT program and magnet feeders.

Suffice to say that when MCPS threw out the CoGAT (a race-neutral, nationally-administered test), I believe they were no longer selecting the best-of-the-best anymore.  Thankfully there were a lot of private companies willing to pick up that slack.  The parents and students that realized this have a distinct advantage over those that didn't.

There were already signs when (I believe it was Frost?) beat TPMS in math competitions?  Let's see how HS turns out for those kids.[/quote]

As long as MCPS does not mess up HS selections for application based programs, the kids who only got into TPMS due to the lottery, will not get in.  [/quote]

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