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NOTIFICATION OF TESTING
Cognitive Abilities Test
Dear Parents and Guardians:
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) will be administered in October to all second graders (with limited exceptions) and to students in grades 3-6 who do not have a CogAT score on file. If your student is in grades 3-6 and needs to take the CogAT, you will receive a separate notification.
The test has three sections, and is administered over three days. The planned testing dates are as follows:
For 2nd graders: Oct. 11, 12, and 13
For 3rd - 6th graders: Oct. 16, 17, and 18
Make-ups for 2nd graders will take place Oct. 18, 19, and 20. Make-ups for 3rd-6th graders will take place Oct. 19 and 20.
It is important that your child attend school on testing days, if possible. If your child must miss school during this time period and your child does not have another ability test result in their student record, they will have an opportunity to take another ability test later this fall.
The purpose of the CogAT is to provide information about students’ developed abilities in verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning. The types of tasks included in the test are based on content that children are likely to have experienced in school. However, the way questions are asked and specific test content are not necessarily what children have previously experienced. Children are not expected to know the answers to all questions and will be given opportunities to practice sample items before taking the test. The CogAT is an abilities test, so children are not expected to study or prepare for the test the way they would for an achievement test.
Score reports will be provided to parents once results become available. Typically, these reports are available before winter break. If you have any questions about this test, please contact the Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART), Lauren Keninitz, or school test coordinator, Seamus O'Connor.
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