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 supporte ...
assessment published by
Riverside Insights and intended to estimate students' learned
reasoning
Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, lang ...
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
Gifted education (also known as gifted and talented education (GATE), talented and gifted programs (TAG), or G/T education) is a broad group of special practices, procedures, and theories used in the education of children who have been identified a ...
programs, and is accepted for admission to
Intertel
Intertel (previously the International Legion of Intelligence) is a high-IQ society founded in 1966, that is open to those who have scored at or above the 99th percentile (top 1%) on one of various standardized tests of intelligence. It has bee ...
, a
high IQ society
A high-IQ society is an organization that limits its membership to people who have attained a specified score on an IQ test, usually in the top two percent of the population (98th percentile) or above. These may also be referred to as genius socie ...
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 CAT4 (Cognitive Abilities Test) is an alternative set of cognitive tests 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 - to evaluate a student's non-verbal, verbal, quantitative and spatial abilities. The CAT4 tests are levelled by age / year group
and are also used by many schools as part of their admissions process.
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 and behavioral perspectives, allows researchers to understand individual differences in ...
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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. The abbreviation "IQ" was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term ''Intelligen ...
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Cognitive test
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 ...
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 websiteCognitive Ability Test SampleFAQ/Finding Information About Psychological Tests (American Psychological Association)
Cognitive tests
Intelligence tests