The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is an aptitude assessment used to identify students for the Creighton Gifted and Talented (CGaT) Program. Students who score at the 97th percentile or higher on any battery qualify as gifted.
Picture/Verbal Analogies,Sentence Completion,Picture/Verbal Classification
Number Analogies, Number Series and Number Puzzles
Figure Matrices, Figure Classification, and Paper Folding
CogAT testing occurs three times in the school year. Students who have been nominated and meet the criteria for testing, will be assessed in the fall and winter testing windows. All 2nd Grade students will take the CogAT screener in April.
Fall Testing Window: 9/14 - 9/19
Winter Testing Window: 1/18 - 1/22
2nd Grade Screener: 4/12 - 4/23
*All 2nd grade students will be tested during the 2nd Grade Screening Window: 4/12- 4/23