The Verbal battery measures flexibility, fluency, intelligence and adaptability in reasoning with verbal materials and in solving verbal problems. These reason solving abilities play an important role in reading comprehension, critical thinking, writing, and virtually all verbal learning tasks.
The Quantitative battery measures the skills that are mostly related to problem solving in mathematics and other calculation related disciplines. The Nonverbal battery measures Cognitive Abilities through geometric shapes and figures. To score higher percentile, students must invent strategies for solving novel problems. The students must be flexible in using these strategies and accurate in implementing them.
Comparison of student’s score on each battery and the composite
As the Cognitive Testing is nationally normed, an individual student’s test score can be compared with the test score of other students throughout the nation who are of the same age. For example, a national age percentile rank of 85 on verbal reasoning means that the student scored more than 85% of the students her/his age in the national norming sample. Age percentile ranks are also provided for quantitative reasoning ability as well as nonverbal reasoning ability. The Cogat Composite Score is derived from results on the Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal batteries and is a general report of a student’s Cognitive Ability.
Facilities for parents to get the Cogat score Profile of student!
The website of school helps teachers and parents to interpret the Cognitive Testing Ability Score Profiles for their students. Just click on the link for Interactive Profile Interpretation System and follow the instructions for parents.
Do you want Private Cognitive Testing?
You may have your 3rd grade students privately tested as long as you are aware that it will be at your expense. You should also remember that having your student privately tested does not mean that he/she is automatically eligible for AG. Once the private test scores have been approved by the District Oversight Committee, then the TAG committee will check the other criteria to see the eligibility of student.
Sometimes student qualified for Math, but he/she is a really good reader. But he/she hasn’t be identified in that reading area, too? For gifted programs, teachers consider a medium of evidence that includes ability, achievement, behavior characteristics and demonstrated performance. For more information about gifted identification, visit the various Gifted and Talented Website.
Reason of taking students for Cogat in 2nd Grade!
Schools select to conduct all 2nd grade students with the Cognitive Ability Test in 2nd grade. The 2nd grade test is highly visual, does not have a time limit, is read aloud by the teacher, and does not need students to transfer answers to a separate answer document and students can write in the test booklet. Testing in the spring of 2nd grade also allows for fall identification at the beginning of 3rd grade. For primary grades, gifted identification profile is based on referrals.
CogAT refers Cognitive Abilities Test. You can get more information about the Cognitive Testing on various websites and other Gifted and Talent testing Website.