CogAT
Background
Background
"The Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT) measures students' general abstract reasoning abilities with different types of verbal, quantitative, & nonverbal questions."
The CogAT is administered to all First Grade students and any NEW second and third grade students
The CogAT is administered to all First Grade students and any NEW second and third grade students
The Score Breakdown
The Score Breakdown
Standard Age Score (SAS) : "This score compares a an individual's performance with that of other individuals who are the same age. The Standard Age Score scale in a normalized scale with a standard deviation of 16 and an average score of 100" (Part 1: Overview of CogAT scores).
Cognitive Ability as measured by the CogAT:
Cognitive Ability as measured by the CogAT:
SAS Score
132 or higher = gifted range
117-131 = above average range
84-116 = average range
84 & below = below average range