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If you’ve received notice (or a permission form to fill out) from your child’s school regarding the administration of the CogAT test, you may be wondering why this test is being administered. In most cases, the CogAT is given to all students in a class, as a method of discerning general cognitive ability, identifying students […]

It’s that time of year again for Manhattan parents to apply to Hunter Elementary School in New York City. According to the Hunter website the completed application (application form, administrative fee, and birth certificate/adoption record) must be received in the Admissions Office no later than November 4th, 2011 by 4 PM. It’s interesting to note […]

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is an exam that measures student abilities. Specifically, the CogAT Test assesses student abilities to make rational associations, including the ability to see a connection or interrelatedness between multiple concepts. The CogAT consists of three portions, each of which measures reasoning abilities in different ways and shows a student’s ability […]

Press Release on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 TestingMom.com is pleased to announce our  partnership with Aristotle Circle in offering Aristotle Circle test preparation workbooks on the TestingMom.com store.  Aristotle Circle publishes test preparation workbooks for the ERB test, WPPSI test (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence), Stanford-Binet test and WISC test. They also publish […]

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Tyler Schwartz who just happens one the best chess teachers in New York City (or in the USA for that matter)! Tyler recently sat with my wonderful (and also very competitive!) daughter and gave her chess lessons with his amazing, new program developed for 3 to 7 year […]

The Stanford-Binet test, a long standing measurement used to determine IQ in children and adults, has implications as a rehabilitation tool as well. A study conducted at a Miami, Florida daycare on children who were born prematurely showed that the use of Stanford-Binet testing criteria n a child’s education could actually lead to better development […]

Many parents of elementary and high school students may believe that the assessment tests and standardized IQ and abilities tests, like the CogAT, which their children are subject to are something new, having come about in just the last few years. Though it’s true that the CogAT Test and similar exams have undergone revisions throughout […]

The standardized tests used to screen for intelligence and gifted abilities have long been under review for ensuring they are as unbiased as possible and will show accurate results for children from all demographics. The WISC, or Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, is one of the tests that have undergone several revisions throughout the years […]

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) was once widely used to determine student and teacher performance in school districts across the nation. However, with the emergence of state mandated standardized testing programs the CogAT took a backseat to IQ tests and similar exams for many years. While these other tests may have a place in the […]

In 2002, a young boy by the name of Justin Chapman set a record with his IQ test scores, hitting 298 plus on the Stanford Binet at the age of six. When Justin was three years old, he took the Wechsler test and maxed out the scale. It’s interesting the length that Justin’s mother went […]