Cognitive Abilities Test can refer to two different
educational assessment
Educational assessment or educational evaluation is the systematic process of documenting and using empirical data on the knowledge, skill, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, aptitude and beliefs to refine programs and improve student learning. Ass ...
tests.
CogAT
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a group-administered
K–12
K–12, from kindergarten to 12th grade, is an English language expression that indicates the range of years of publicly supported primary and secondary education found in the United States and Canada, which is similar to publicly supported sch ...
assessment published by
Riverside Insights and intended to estimate students' learned
reasoning
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and problem solving abilities through a battery of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal test items. The test purports to assess students' acquired reasoning abilities while also predicting achievement scores when administered with the co-normed
Iowa Tests. The test was originally published in 1954 as the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test, after the psychologists who authored the first version of it,
Irving Lorge and
Robert L. Thorndike. The CogAT is one of several tests used in the United States to help teachers or other school staff make student placement decisions for
gifted education
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programs, and is accepted for admission to
Intertel, a
high IQ society for those who score at or above the 99th percentile on a test of intelligence.
Forms 7 and 8 provide comparable scores and may be administered separately or together. Form 7 of the CogAT was designed to be appropriate for non-native English speakers.
Subtests
Each level of the CogAT includes test batteries with verbal, quantitative, or nonverbal items. Scores are reported separately for each category, and the three batteries may be administered separately.
CAT4
The Cognitive Abilities Test Fourth Edition (CAT4) is an alternative set of
cognitive tests
Cognitive tests are assessments of the cognitive capabilities of humans and other animals. Tests administered to humans include various forms of IQ tests; those administered to animals include the mirror test (a test of visual self-awareness) and t ...
used by many schools in the UK, Ireland, and internationally. The tests were created by GL Education to assess cognitive abilities and predict the future performance of a student. It consists of eight subtests: figure classification; figure matrices; verbal classification; verbal analogies; number analogies; number series; figure analysis; figure recognition.
These tests are used to evaluate different foundational cognitive abilities of a student:
* non-verbal,
* verbal,
* quantitative
* spatial abilities.
The CAT4 tests are levelled by age / year group and are also used by many schools as part of their admissions process. There is some overlap between CAT4 levels to allow for the same cohort sitting the same test. The tests were primarily created to predict future attainment and are based on a significant sample of students in the UK who were tested at multiple stages during the childhood. Their results were then cross-referenced with their achievements to determine the previous score that predicted future attainment. The impact of the school and home environment is significant of course on learning but an innate ability to learn new skills and problem solve is something which selective schools find much easier.
See also
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Educational psychology
Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive psychology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, behavioral perspectives, allows researc ...
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School psychology
School psychology is a field that applies principles from educational psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, community psychology, and behavior analysis to meet the learning and behavioral health needs of children and ado ...
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Intelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardized tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence. Originally, IQ was a score obtained by dividing a person's mental age score, obtained by administering ...
(IQ)
References
Further reading
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*{{Cite book , title=Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications , last=Gregory , first=Robert J. , year=2011 , edition=Sixth , publisher=Allyn & Bacon , location=Boston , isbn=978-0-205-78214-7
* Lohman, D. F., & Gambrell, J. (2012)
Use of nonverbal measures in gifted identification Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30, 25-44
External links
CogAT official websiteFAQ/Finding Information About Psychological Tests (American Psychological Association)
Cognitive tests
Intelligence tests