The CogAT is offered to students to determine eligibility for gifted education services in Burlington Township School District. STudents, in grades 1-8 are elibible to take the test once per twelve-month period and may be nominated by a parent or teacher. The CogAT will be given either in September or June. Parents or a teacher may nominate their 1st -8th grader.
No. It is a measure of reasoning ability in specific aptitude areas The CogAT measures learned reasoning and problem solving skills in three different areas: verbal quantitative and non verbal. Reasoning skills develop gradually throughout a person's lifetime and at different rates for different individuals. Reasoning abilities are good predictors of success in schools. CogAT does not measure such factors as effort, attention, motivation and work habits, which also contribute greatly to school achievement.
The CogAT can be scored based on the child’s age or grade level. In the Burlington Township School District, we score based on the child’s grade level. T
The high ceiling on CogAT, its ability to make reliable discriminations among the top ten
percent of scores in all age groups, and its broad sampling of cognitive skills make this a
great assessment to use for our Gifted Programs.
Yes. We give students sample test questions before they take the actual CogAT test so they are
familiar with the types of questions that will be asked and with the format of the test.
The answer is simple...nothing. You will not be able to study for this test. The test measures developed abilities not innate abilities.
Students may take the CogAT one time per twelve month period. For example, if a student takes the test in September, he/she cannot take it again when it is offered in the spring...but would have to wait until the following September to test again.
The scores will be sent home within one month after testing occurs.
Students examine a pair of words and think of ways in which they are related. Then they apply this relationship to a third word to generate a new pair of words related to each other in the same way as the first pair.
students read an incomplete sentence and then select the answer choice that best completes the sentence.
Students examine three words and think of ways in which they are alike. Then they select the answer choice that belongs in the same group.
Students examine two pairs of numbers and determine the rule both pairs follow. Then they apply the rule to a given number and choose the answer that generates a third pair of numbers that follows the same rule. The test questions require the same processes as the Verbal Analogies test, but use quantitative concepts rather than verbal concepts.
Each question presents an equation in which elements are missing. The students must substitute numbers for the missing elements and solve the equation.
Each question contains a series of numbers that follows a pattern. First students identify the rule the numbers follow. Then they apply the rule to find the next number in the series.
Each question presents a matrix in which one figure is missing. Students determine the rule(s) that the existing figures follow. Thent hey apply the rule(s) to choose the figure that completes the matrix.
Each questions shows a piece of paper being folded and holes being punched in the folded paper. Students must choose the answer that shows how the paper looks when it is unfolded.
For each question, students must determine how three figures are similar and then select the answer choice that is most like the first three figures.
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