Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 21:46     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
Should be open to whomever wants to take it.

Are parents who care already in AAP and those not don't care?
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 21:35     Subject: IOWA Test - when?
At the very least all advanced math kids take it
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 20:22     Subject: IOWA Test - when?
So only kids in AAP take this test, is that correct? It's for Algebra placement?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:15     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - Calculation for 91%
Hello All,
Was wondering how the 91% is calculated ?. So out of 60 questions how many questions needs to be correct or how many incorrect answers can be ? . Heard that its calculated with some kind of comparison with other kids performance in the same class. so was confused with the calculations . Please share information on it .
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 14:02     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
Anonymous wrote:My kids had the same math teacher in 6th grade AAP and she stressed not to get the prep book available on Amazon. She said it was much harder than the actual test and would just stress the kids out and make them nervous and that could cause them to mess up. She said if they were doing well in class they should be well prepared. She also emphasized for them that the hardest part was that it was timed and she said as long as they were mindful of that, they'd be fine. She said if a problem was difficult, skip it and come back if there was time. My mathy kid finished all but one problem and was far enough along on that one that he was able to make an educated guess. He got 99th percentile. My not very mathy kid skipped a problem in one section and did not finish the last problem in that section and another -- so three total -- and still got 97th percentile. Neither prepped at all. We were aiming for the appropriate placement rather than aiming for Algebra in 7th, so I really wanted to see how the kids did with no prep.


+1 to this. My kid was prepping for the ISEE (a private school entrance test) which was timed. Did no IAAT prep. Did very well on the IAAT, but would not have done well without the practice taking a timed test from the ISEE prep. For some kids understanding that test management is very important.

DD said the IAAT wasn't really that hard, but the time management part was important.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 14:00     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
My kids had the same math teacher in 6th grade AAP and she stressed not to get the prep book available on Amazon. She said it was much harder than the actual test and would just stress the kids out and make them nervous and that could cause them to mess up. She said if they were doing well in class they should be well prepared. She also emphasized for them that the hardest part was that it was timed and she said as long as they were mindful of that, they'd be fine. She said if a problem was difficult, skip it and come back if there was time. My mathy kid finished all but one problem and was far enough along on that one that he was able to make an educated guess. He got 99th percentile. My not very mathy kid skipped a problem in one section and did not finish the last problem in that section and another -- so three total -- and still got 97th percentile. Neither prepped at all. We were aiming for the appropriate placement rather than aiming for Algebra in 7th, so I really wanted to see how the kids did with no prep.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 13:53     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hi May I know what resources to use for it ?.


It really is not a difficult test in terms of content. However, the kids are not used to taking timed tests, and that is where you should spend any prep time. Make your child do 15 problems in 10 minutes (the whole test is 60 questions in 40 minutes). Before DD took it, we realized that she hadn't really had much experience with data interpretation, so that's where we focused our attention.


May I know what resources that you used for data interpretation ?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 11:38     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
Anonymous wrote:Hi May I know what resources to use for it ?.


It really is not a difficult test in terms of content. However, the kids are not used to taking timed tests, and that is where you should spend any prep time. Make your child do 15 problems in 10 minutes (the whole test is 60 questions in 40 minutes). Before DD took it, we realized that she hadn't really had much experience with data interpretation, so that's where we focused our attention.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 11:06     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
Anonymous wrote:Hi May I know what resources to use for it ?.


There are books you can order but the biggest thing is to make sure your kid knows how to take a very strictly timed test. Up until the IOWA they really don't do those in FCPS.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 20:40     Subject: IOWA Test - when?
My kid is February 12.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 20:39     Subject: IOWA Test - when?
My kid is in private but it’s April every year at our school.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 20:37     Subject: Re:IOWA Test - when?
Hi May I know what resources to use for it ?.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 17:48     Subject: IOWA Test - when?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone know when they do IOWA testing?


My child is taking it on Thursday Feb 20
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 17:40     Subject: IOWA Test - when?
Anyone know when they do IOWA testing?