The Cooperative Admissions Examination Program, or COOP exam, is a standardized admissions test used by many Catholic High schools in the Northern
New Jersey
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and Hudson Valley region.
The exam is given once a year in the beginning of November on the Friday of New Jersey teacher convention break, to eighth grade students who wish to attend Catholic high schools in the dioceses of Newark and Paterson
It consists of 7 separate tests designed to test students ability in Math, English, reasoning, critical thinking, etc. The test results are used by schools to compare and make decisions on applicants.
Some schools may also use the
exam award
scholarship
A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need.
Scholarsh ...
s to high scoring students.
Administration
The exam is offered once a year, usually on a Friday in early November, with the results being released during mid-January. There is usually a make-up exam given a week after the regular test.
Fee
The exam costs $60 per student; an additional fee of $15 is added if the student takes the make up test.
Format
The exam is divided into seven separate Tests, each with a time limit ranging from 15 minutes to an hour. The tests deal with
analogies
Analogy (from Greek ''analogia'', "proportion", from ''ana-'' "upon, according to" lso "against", "anew"+ ''logos'' "ratio" lso "word, speech, reckoning" is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject ( ...
,
math
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
, reading comprehension, verbal and quantitative reasoning, and
critical thinking
Critical thinking is the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments to form a judgement. The subject is complex; several different definitions exist, which generally include the rational, skeptical, and unbiased analysis ...
.
The test is entirely multiple choice and calculators are not permitted.
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.coopexam.org/
Standardized tests in the United States