The student shows a relative strength and a relative weakness. Thus, B profiles are more common than A profiles. Overall, approximately 40 percent of students obtain a B profile. For example, B (V+) means that the scores show a B profile with a strength in verbal reasoning B (N–) means a relative weakness on the Nonverbal Battery. The student shows a relative strength (when one score is above the other two) or a relative weakness (when one score is below the other two). In a B profile, one of the three battery scores is above or below the other two scores. About one-third of students obtain this profile. It is the pattern assumed whenever a student’s ability is summarized in a single score. This type of profile is what we would expect if reasoning ability were a single dimension. There is only one other piece of information provided by the test, and that is the overall height, or level, of the profile. In an A profile, the student’s verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal scores are roughly at the same level. These profiles consist of A, B, C, and E and are provided for each of the three CogAT tests. The middle stanine score is the number given in the score profile. If a student earned a 3, 4 and 5 on the three batteries, then their middle stanine score would be 4. The middle stanine score is attained by finding the middle score among the three battery stanine scores. Each of the three batteries (Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal) receives an individual stanine score. A sample score profile looks like this:Ī score profile consists of two basic parts: the middle stanine score, and the score type. Score profiles provide a comprehensive view of a student’s overall performance on the CogAT, as well as individual strengths and weaknesses. These scores are then used in conjunction to determine a student’s score profile. 9 is the highest possible score and 1 is the lowest score.Ī student’s CogAT profile is based on the pattern of scores from the administration of the three tests that are part of the CogAT (verbal, quantitative, non-verbal). A stanine is a very broad, simplified normalized score that ranges from 1-9. A student with percentile rank of 98 means that a student scored better than 98. A student with a SAS of 100 on the Verbal Battery has the rate and level of development of verbal reasoning skills that are typical for his/her age group. This score is used to compare students to other students in their age and grade. An SAS score of 130 reveals that the child has a higher level and a faster rate of development in verbal reasoning skills than the other children in their age group. Sixty-eight percent of the general population will fall between -1 SD (one standard deviation below the mean) and +1 SD (one standard deviation above the mean). It has a median score of 100 with a standard deviation (SD) of 16, which is just a fancy way of saying that most students fall within 16 points of the mean (84 to 116). These scores tell you how your child compares to the other students in their age group. Standard Age Score (SAS) this is a normalized age score for all the universal scale scores. It describes a student’s location on a continuous growth scale of cognitive development. And a composite score is also calculated by averaging the three batteries scores. The universal scale score is a normalized standard score, derived from the raw score.
There is no penalty for answering questions incorrectly. The raw score is calculated first by counting the total number of questions correctly answered. Use familiar concepts & skills in new contexts.Create & adapt problem-solving strategies.Classify & categorize objects, events, & other stimuli.It is very helpful for the parents to understand their kid’s strengths and weaknesses, but the results and scores may baffle parents and guardians. Reasoning skills develop gradually throughout a person’s lifetime and at different rates for different individual and can be learned and can be improved. The CogAT was first published in 1968.ĬogAT is not an IQ test, but it measures a child’sreasoning and problem-solving abilities in three key areas (verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal), and can provide a comprehensive view of a student’s overall reasoning abilities. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT ) is a test to measure students’ cognitive abilities in reasoning, problem solving, and is usually administrated to K-12 students in identifying the gifted students with co-normed Iowa Tests of Basic Skills(ITBS).
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