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OLSAT testing is now on its 8th edition. Since its inception in 1979, Otis-Lennon testing continuously help educators and parents in assessing the learning skills and potentials of their children from kindergarten, elementary through high school. Because of these testing methods, educators are able to evaluate their students’ academic performance and achievement in school. The OLSAT test […]

The Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BRSA) Test is used by many schools to determine how prepared preschoolers are for entering kindergarten. The test serves other purposes as well. When combined with other IQ and abilities assessment exams, the BRSA test is a useful tool in identifying students in need of special attention. Students who need […]

If you have an older child, the CogAT questions for students in 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade include:  CogAT Verbal Questions – 3 subtests  Verbal Classification – The student is given a list of 3 words that are alike in some way.  The student must decide how the words are alike. […]

New York City has traditionally used a city-wide gifted and talented test to qualify children as young as four years of age to the city’s gifted and talented programs. Recent concerns regarding the current testing procedures and the limited number of minority students that make it into NYC gifted and talented programs has spurred the […]

For younger children who aren’t reading (Kindergarten, first grade and second grade), the CogAT questions are read to them and the answer choices come in the form of pictures.  Sections on the Cognitive Abilities Test for younger children Include: CogAT Verbal Questions Oral Vocabulary – The student is asked to look at a group of […]

While there has been some argument that children who attend poorer schools may not perform as well on standardized IQ tests and similar exams, recent studies indicate that the CogAT test may be a more accurate measure for students across all racial, ethnic and social classes. The CogAT, or Cognitive Abilities Test, is a standardized […]

The fifth edition of the Stanford-binet test, known as the SB-5, has been developed and has gone through many revisions since Lewis Terman’s contributions in 1916. Today it is accepted as a standard in IQ tests, and still makes use of many of the original testing methods. However, the latest edition has significant improvements in […]

While the CogAT test has been used for decades to assess aptitude in elementary, junior high, and high school students, many other IQ assessment exams have taken its place in certain school districts over the years. However, in recent years, several studies have indicated that some of the other commonly utilized tests may be biased […]

You heard it here first! The NYC Department of Eduation JUST announced the new requirements for 2011 to 2012 testing requirments. There were many rumors swirling around that the DOE gifted and talented office on Chambers Street might pull a fast one and change the testing requirements! Parents in NYC can breath a sigh of […]

Recent studies conducted on students with ADHD, including drug studies to see how certain medications may improve a student’s ability to learn and progress in the academic setting of a public school system, have utilized the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test as one of the assessment criteria both for gaining a place in the study and […]