NGAT (Naglieri General Ability Test) – FAQ

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What is the NGAT?

The NGAT (Naglieri General Ability Test) is a multiple-choice assessment to evaluate children’s cognitive abilities for gifted educational services. The NGAT creators aimed for an unbiased evaluation by removing factors like race, ethnicity, gender, and parental education levels.

What does the NGAT (Naglieri General Ability Test) assess?

The NGAT evaluates reasoning, memory, sequencing, and verbal and quantitative concepts, among other skills. Moreover, it assesses the ability to make connections, draw inferences, and analyze ideas, both simple and complex. This cognitive assessment focuses less on knowledge or school-taught skills and more on understanding how a child thinks.

What ages is the NGAT appropriate for?

The NGAT is designed for children from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade for Nonverbal assessment. Additionally, it’s intended for children from kindergarten through 12th grade for Quantitative and Verbal assessments.

How is your student scored?

The score a student receives on the NGAT is a raw score. The raw score represents the number of questions answered correctly out of the total number of possible questions.

Students are provided with a rank order, a percentile score, and a total score.

• The rank order signifies how a student’s score compares to others tested, with lower scores indicating better performance. For example, a score of 5 indicates that the student achieved the 5th rank in the local comparison sample.
• A percentile score represents the percentage of students whose scores are equal to or lower than the student’s score. The higher the score, the better the student’s performance on the test. For example, a score of 94 indicates that the student earned a score that was equal to or greater than 94% of student in the local comparison sample.
• The student’s total score is the performance on all the test sections. Consequently, the higher the score, the better the student’s performance on the NGAT. For example, a score of 100 is average, and scores above 115 are considered above average.

What is a good score?

A score above 115 on the Naglieri General Ability Test considers someone as above average.

How can I help my child prepare for the NGAT?

Get your child ready for the NGAT with Testing Mom’s practice materials. They build confidence and readiness by familiarizing them with the assessment. Additionally, promote a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet, exercise, and proper sleep. This boosts cognitive performance, helping them succeed in the NGAT.

How long is the test?

The length of the NGAT can vary depending on the level of the test, but it generally takes between 20-30 minutes per section. There are three sections: verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative.

What is the format of the NGAT?

The NGAT is available in paper and computer formats and includes verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative sections. Furthermore, the test aims for fairness across diverse backgrounds, ensuring equity irrespective of race, language, or gender. To maintain language neutrality, we don’t read instructions to the child, thus eliminating language as a factor in student success. Instead, we visually present instructions in a comic strip layout, which guides students on how to approach and answer each question type effectively.

What type of questions are on the NGAT?

The NGAT has verbal reasoning questions, challenging students to discern relationships among six pictures and identify the concept that doesn’t belong. Additionally, it includes nonverbal reasoning questions, where students decipher the logic behind relationships among shapes, colors, sequences, and orientation, ultimately finding the completing pattern. The test also features quantitative relationship questions, assessing a student’s ability to examine patterns and sequences in numbers or symbols while using fundamental math concepts.

How frequently do schools administer the NGAT?

The NGAT’s frequency varies by school or district. Although annual administration is common, some schools may choose different administration frequencies.

Does my child need to study for the NGAT?

The NGAT assesses innate abilities, and it can be beneficial to introduce your child to the test format and question types. This helps alleviate anxiety and enhances performance. Moreover, TestingMom can be a valuable resource, offering a range of practice questions and preparation materials to support your child’s readiness at TestingMom.com. You can also schedule a call to learn how to receive personalized support for your child.

Does the NGAT used for grade placement?

The NGAT most often identifies gifted students, not grade placement. A student may possess giftedness without necessarily having talent. This ability test identifies giftedness without bias.

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