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Presentation Cognitive Ability Testing December 2012

Presentation Cognitive Ability Testing December 2012. What are CATS?. Cognitive Ability Testing Objective testing – independently marked and interpreted by an outside agency Completed online with both auditory and visual instructions. Where are Cognitive Ability Tests used?.

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Presentation Cognitive Ability Testing December 2012

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  1. PresentationCognitive Ability TestingDecember 2012

  2. What are CATS? • Cognitive • Ability • Testing • Objective testing – independently marked and interpreted by an outside agency • Completed online with both auditory and visual instructions

  3. Where are Cognitive Ability Tests used? • Widely in the UK • Widely in British International Schools • JPGS have introduced this form of testing this academic year with Year 7 and Year 9 • It is planned to introduce this form of testing with Year 4 and Year 6 next term

  4. What CAT is NOT testing.. • A body of knowledge • These tests cannot be learnt and revised for..

  5. What is CAT testing • A child’s ability to manipulate and interpret different types of symbols which feature in everyday learning

  6. What does Cognitive Ability Tests measure? • A child’s ability to understand and interpret verbal symbols – WORDS • A child’s ability to understand and interpret quantitative symbols – NUMBERS • A child’s ability to understand and interpret non-verbal symbols and patterns – SHAPES SYMBOLS

  7. What happens to this information? • Each individual child’s score is measured against ALL children of the same age in the UK and internationally where this form of testing is used • Each individual child’s score is standardised taking into account his / her chronological age • As a school we get the results and the interpretation of each child’s score numerically

  8. What does CAT measure? • A child’s POTENTIAL • Dependent on age….. • Where a child should be as a minimum at the end of Year 6 in terms of a National Curriculum Level in each subject area…particularly Maths English and Science

  9. What does CAT measure? • Where a child should be at the end of Year 9 in terms of National Curriculum Levels in different subjects • What sort of minimum IGCSE examination results a child should be achieving at the end of Year 11 • Even potential results at AS and A level (Years 12 and 13)

  10. How does CAT testing help improve the quality of education that we offer • Helps identify strengths and weaknesses of an individual child so these can be targeted • Identifies a child’s best learning style so staff in their planning can take this into consideration • Helps staff know in what areas pupils need challenging and support

  11. Possible scenarios… • An individual child may be exceeding the potential level that the CAT predicts – good news! JPGS is adding value to the child’s education as he/she is doing better than might have been expected • An individual child may not be achieving as well as the CAT predicts – this may be due to a number of factors which can be investigated and hopefully rectified through intervention within school

  12. Feedback to Parents • This will come in the form of a letter with your individual child’s scores • 100 is the average • There will be a mean score which is the average of the 3 tests verbal, quantitative and non-verbal tests • A score for the verbal test • A score for the quantitative test • A score for the non-verbal test

  13. Feedback to Parents • Interpretation of what each score means

  14. Feedback to Parents • Information regarding potential end of Year 6/9 levels • For example: • English: • Mean: 101 – 6c (end of Year 9) – B (IGCSE)

  15. Feedback to Parents • For Year 7 we sent out the standardised scores plus the projected end of Year 9 National Curriculum levels • For Year 9 we will be sending out the standardised scores plus the end of Year 9 National Curriculum levels and the projected IGCSE grades in different subject areas to help with subject choices for Key Stage 4 • The probability in percentage terms of a child achieving 5 A* - C including English Language and Maths • Hopefully then pupils will choose subjects that they are stronger in!

  16. Key Stage 2 • In consultation with Mr O’Shaughnessy and Mr Bedford we will feedback information that will be helpful to you as parents

  17. Word of caution • Everything I have talked about is referring to potential… • Children with hard work and a positive attitude to learning can far exceed their potential.. • Equally children who do not commit themselves fully to learning can fall short of their potential • Hopefully you are now more informed about Cognitive Ability Testing..

  18. Any general questions for either me or my colleagues…. • Website for more information on the Cognitive Ability Tests www.gl-assessment.co.uk

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