Anonymous
Post 07/26/2022 21:56     Subject: IOWA test
I have never heard of this.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2022 20:50     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can anyone tell when IOWA tests are taken? How early can these tests can be taken? Can we do this outside school help? Any kind of information would be really helpful. I am new FCPS and my child is in 3rd grade. I missed few things for my kid due to delayed information.

Thanks in advance.


are there any bob jones-certified testers for Iowa algebra aptitude test in the NoVa area? are there any enrichment-school-administered iowa tests around here?


IAAT(IOWA algebra aptitude test) administered in FCPS/LCPS/PWCS and other counties in NOVA for placing students in advanced math track.

FCPS: 6th grade students take the test in January and they take 7th grade SOL
They need to get a pass advanced score on SOL( > 500) and > 92 percentile on iAAT( may be >= 92)
The combination of these determine their algebra 1 placement in 7th grade
NOTE: Student need to be in AAP Center based or school based program

[u]LCPS: students take it in 5th grade which is combined with SOL score to be placed in advanced math in 6th grade which leads to algebra 1 placement in 7th grade

PWCS: students in 5th grade who get a pass advanced > 525 on SOL are invited to take IAAT test.
There is sliding scale county follows which considers SOL score and IAAT score to place them in Math 7 or Math 7 extended in 6th grade.
Math 7 extended students will take algebra 1 in Grade 7


For sample practice and more practice questions you can check on https://a4ace.com/home

Hope this helps


How is FCPS honor Algebra 1 class compared with the fast-paced text-based Art of Problem Solving Intro to Algebra?
Are the neighboring county LCPS & PWCS cutoff IAAT score similar to FCPS 91 percentile?


AoPS Intro to Algebra is orders of magnitude more difficult than FCPS honors Algebra I.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2022 15:58     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:
LCPS: students take it in 5th grade which is combined with SOL score to be placed in advanced math in 6th grade which leads to algebra 1 placement in 7th grade



Students do not take IAAT in 5th grade. They take SOL 7, and 82% will make students eligible for prealgebra. This can be appealed.
Students who get at least 90% or request to GTE can take IAAT for placement in algebra 1 in 6th grade.
6th graders are eligible for algebra in 7th grade based on teacher recommendation, generally anyone who gets an A in prealgebra or foundations of algebra.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2022 12:38     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can anyone tell when IOWA tests are taken? How early can these tests can be taken? Can we do this outside school help? Any kind of information would be really helpful. I am new FCPS and my child is in 3rd grade. I missed few things for my kid due to delayed information.

Thanks in advance.


are there any bob jones-certified testers for Iowa algebra aptitude test in the NoVa area? are there any enrichment-school-administered iowa tests around here?


IAAT(IOWA algebra aptitude test) administered in FCPS/LCPS/PWCS and other counties in NOVA for placing students in advanced math track.

FCPS: 6th grade students take the test in January and they take 7th grade SOL
They need to get a pass advanced score on SOL( > 500) and > 92 percentile on iAAT( may be >= 92)
The combination of these determine their algebra 1 placement in 7th grade
NOTE: Student need to be in AAP Center based or school based program

[u]LCPS: students take it in 5th grade which is combined with SOL score to be placed in advanced math in 6th grade which leads to algebra 1 placement in 7th grade

PWCS: students in 5th grade who get a pass advanced > 525 on SOL are invited to take IAAT test.
There is sliding scale county follows which considers SOL score and IAAT score to place them in Math 7 or Math 7 extended in 6th grade.
Math 7 extended students will take algebra 1 in Grade 7


For sample practice and more practice questions you can check on https://a4ace.com/home

Hope this helps


How is FCPS honor Algebra 1 class compared with the fast-paced text-based Art of Problem Solving Intro to Algebra?
Are the neighboring county LCPS & PWCS cutoff IAAT score similar to FCPS 91 percentile?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2021 09:23     Subject: Re:IOWA test
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cut-off is 91%


Not percent. Percentile.

Big difference.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2021 08:27     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:How will we find out the scores?


The teachers will send/email them home.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2021 08:24     Subject: Re:IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:
It is a very unforgiving class. A quiz each day, a test each week, cumulative tests each quarter. Homework doesn't count and the grade is based entirely on the test grades.


This must vary a lot. My DD is a 7th grader in Algebra 1 Honors this year and her class is not like this. Weekly quizzes, tests at end of each unit, and homework does count in her grade. Her work is very reasonable and she has no issues with it. I think her Iowa was 91st percentile and 510 Pass Advanced on the Grade 7 SOL. But math has always been her strongest subject and she's not such a great standardized test taker.


But if it varies and a child who barely made it in with 91% will not do very well in a class like the one described above. They may do well in your daughter's class but they may not get a class like your daughter.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2021 08:20     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:My daughter took iowa test and scored 90% is it possible to get algebra 1 honors thru the teacher recommendation?
She was not in level 4 aap her school teachers picked and coached few kids and made them take the test.


I would not put a child who scored 90% in Algebra I Honors. I know the cut-off is 91% but unless a student scores 95% of higher, I would not do it. It's a very fast paced take no prisoners class. Had 3 kids go through it and for each one (except the first because we had no idea what the class was like) we said if they score under 95%, even if the score pass advance on the SOL, we would put them in Math 7 Honors. We did have to do that for 1 of our kids. We will see with this one. We don't have scores back yet.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2021 22:07     Subject: IOWA test
How will we find out the scores?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2021 21:08     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When will we know how our child scored? We may or may not want to line up tutoring for the summer.


We heard beginning of April.



To be honest...if you can afford tutoring during summer it can never hurt. There is no doubt going to be holes having coming out of online learning. More practice, more understanding, more confidence is always a good thing.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2021 18:18     Subject: IOWA test
Anonymous wrote:When will we know how our child scored? We may or may not want to line up tutoring for the summer.


We heard beginning of April.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2021 15:08     Subject: IOWA test
When will we know how our child scored? We may or may not want to line up tutoring for the summer.