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The School and College Ability Test, commonly called the SCAT, is an above-grade-level test used to identify gifted and talented youth in the United States. It’s the test most commonly used to determine admission at the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. As this test could play a part in your child’s brightest future, Origins Tutoring has prepared the below set of focused SCAT test prep study tips.
Read MoreThe Stanford Achievement test (Stanford-10) both at home and abroad, to assess a student’s progress towards high academic standards. Though being replaced by state-created tests mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act in many places, the Stanford-10 is thought to be the more comprehensive exam. Read on to learn more.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Number Analogies" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Number Analogies" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Number Puzzles" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Number Puzzles" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Number Series" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Number Series" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of the "Quantitative" section/battery of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), which includes 3 question types. We provide links to sample questions and strategies for each of these 3 question types. We also provide more general tips and strategies that students can use to perform successfully on the verbal section of the official CogAT® test.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Paper Folding" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Paper Folding" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Figure Matrix" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that student can use to perform successfully on "Figure Matrix" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Figure Classification" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that student can use to perform successfully on "Figure Classification" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Picture/Verbal Classifications" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Picture/Verbal Classifications" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of the "nonverbal" section/battery of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), which includes 3 question types. We provide links to sample questions and strategies for each of these 3 question types. We also provide more general tips and strategies that students can use to perform successfully on the verbal section of the official CogAT® test.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Sentence Completion" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Sentence Completion" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreIn this post, we start with an overview of "Picture/Verbal Analogies" question types. We also provide a sample question, accompanied by tips and strategies that every student can use to perform successfully on "Picture/Verbal Analogies" questions during the official CogAT® exam.
Read MoreGATE programs are designed to help gifted students reach their fullest potential through a rigorous, enriched, and accelerated curriculum. Here we’ll discuss how to qualify for these programs and provide some GATE test sample questions.
Read MoreIntelligence Quotient (IQ) tests are a standardized method of assessing reasoning skills and comparing these abilities to those of other people in the same age group. But what do the scores on these tests mean, and how are they determined? Read on to learn everything you’ll ever need to know about IQ tests and scores.
Read MoreIn this article we’ll cover IOWA test prep, along with the basics of the IOWA Test. Some states and many private schools around the United States use the IOWA Test to measure grade-level performance. It is also often paired with an IQ test for admission into gifted and talented programs. Some International Baccalaureate programs use the IOWA Test and an essay as the school’s entrance exam.
If you believe your preschool aged child may be cognitively gifted, a preschool IQ test can help you confirm this assumption and determine the most appropriately challenging academic program for your child as she moves toward kindergarten.
Read MoreThe Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) is the academic version of the Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test, and it is used to predict future academic or career success. For this reason, it is often utilized as an entrance exam for various schools, job fields, and academic programs.
Read on to discover everything you need to know about the Scholastic Level Exam.
Read MoreContinue reading to find out more information about gifted identification as well as GATE testing in San Diego schools.
Read MoreWhat is the GATE program? These programs are designed to provide enriched, accelerated, and rigorous instruction to pupils identified as gifted by the California Department of Education. Discover everything else you need to know in this post.
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