Cognitive Abilities Test
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Cognitive Abilities Test
CogAT ® is key to understanding
how your students learn!
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Trends in Ability Testing
• Renewed emphasis on multiple abilities
• CogAT measures the reasoning component of the
three cognitive “intelligences”
– Linguistic
– Logical-Mathmatical
– Spatial
• CogAT is a measure of reasoning abilities
– Reasoning as an aptitude for learning
– Focus on diversity of students abilities
Cognitive Abilities Test
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• Valid and reliable information for
gifted students
• Reveals the potential of English
language learners
• Incorporates ethnic and
gender balance
• Multiple tasks provide multiple
measures of strengths
Cognitive Abilities Test
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CogAT measures important reasoning skills:
• Comprehending
problem situations
• Classifying and categorizing
objects, events, and
other stimuli
• Detecting similarities
and differences
• Creating and adapting problemsolving strategies
• Making inferences
• Using familiar concepts and
• Making deductions
skills in new contexts
More equitable opportunity for your
students
• 3 Separate test scores provide more
information for placement.
• CogAT will more correctly identify your
Gifted population
• Enrichment/instruction based upon student
strengths.
Cognitive Abilities Test
Distinctive Features
• Current 2000 Norms
• Age norms in 1-month intervals
(from 4 years, 11 months to 18+)
• Grade norms for Fall, Midyear, and Spring
• Individual standard errors
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Verbal Battery
Levels K–2
Levels A–H
Oral Vocabulary
Verbal Classification
erbal Reasoning
Sentence Completion
Verbal Analogies
evels K–2
onal Concepts
uantitative
Concepts
Quantitative Battery
Levels A–H
Quantitative Relations
Number Series
Equation Building
Levels K–2
Nonverbal Battery
Levels A–H
e Classification Figure Classification
Matrices
Figure Analogies
Figure Analysis
Testing Procedures
• Testing Procedures
– Who should be tested?
• All Students – Grades 3-12
– How often do they need to be tested?
• Test scores do not change much from year to year
• New students should be tested
Which Test?
Grade
3
4
5
6
7
8-9
10-11
12
CogAT Level Book
Level A/B
Level B/C
Level C/D
Level D/E
Level E/F
Level F
Level G
Level H
Testing Procedures
• Test can be given in three sections
– Test One – Verbal Reasoning
– Test Two - Quantitative Reasoning
– Test Three – Non Verbal Reasoning
Each section takes between 45-60 minutes
Testing Procedures
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Supervisor’s Manual
Similar to CSAP testing environment
Test by school, or grade level
Scoring Key is available at BOCES
To convert Raw Scores to Profiles and
Percentiles, a Norms Booklet would be
needed
Testing Procedures
• Directions for administration provides
scripts for each part of each test
• Be careful to make sure you are reading the
instructions for the right level
• Timing codes are in the instructions – there
are administration manuals for each test
level
Accommodations
• Accommodations should be used just like
with the CSAP.
• Make sure accommodations are listed on
the scoring sheets – codes will be available
• Also make sure that age and birthday are
put on the scoring sheets to ensure correct
scoring
Scoring
• Riverside Publishing offers a variety of
reporting options
• Cost per student for a basic score report is
$2.73. However, there is a minimum charge
of $150 so if you are only testing a few, this
might not be cost effective.
• RiverPub.Com
CogAT Profiles
Example Score Sheet
What to do with results
• Use the Riverside Publishing Website to
interpret the score
Riverside Resources
• The score interpretation includes the
following:
– Profile Explanation
– Characteristics for that profile
– Teaching strategies
Ethics in Testing
• Confidentiality is vital
• Stress confidentiality with teachers/proctors
• While we are proud of our gifted students,
their information is still private
• Make sure that tests are kept in a locked
environment