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CATs Tests
If any member has direct experience of administering Verbal Reasoning CATs tests, could they be so kind as to PM me?
Many thanks!
Sally-Anne
Many thanks!
Sally-Anne
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DD1 (YR6 Gloucestershire) has just done CAT tests today.
What are they and why are they doing them now?
Is this normal?
11 plus is behind us, so why now?
I sent her to school with cold and sore throat etc; she nearly fell asleep during tests!
Our (furry) cat got killed by a car today so that didn't help either when I picked them up.
DD1 says they are to have more tests next week.
I've also heard that nationally they might not set SATS for Y6 this summer, as teachers are boycotting?
Why all this extra testing?
What are they and why are they doing them now?
Is this normal?
11 plus is behind us, so why now?
I sent her to school with cold and sore throat etc; she nearly fell asleep during tests!
Our (furry) cat got killed by a car today so that didn't help either when I picked them up.
DD1 says they are to have more tests next week.
I've also heard that nationally they might not set SATS for Y6 this summer, as teachers are boycotting?
Why all this extra testing?
CAT tests can provide an indication into predicted GCSE results. If grammar schools use them they like to wait a while until they set them to avoid the earlier VR knowledge from biasing the results.
I also sent DD to school poorly the day she did her CATs so results will probably be down.
We use them at our school but I do find that NR relies on knowledge and that the predictions for GCSE come out a little low. But we are a private school and we do nurture the children so perhaps in a larger environment they might be more accurate.
I also sent DD to school poorly the day she did her CATs so results will probably be down.
We use them at our school but I do find that NR relies on knowledge and that the predictions for GCSE come out a little low. But we are a private school and we do nurture the children so perhaps in a larger environment they might be more accurate.
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Hi Perplexed 2009
They are Cognitive Ability Tests produced by GL Assessment.
http://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/educatio ... 3/cat3.asp
The children will usually take all three - Verbal Reasoning, Non-verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning (maths). They are effectively measures of a child's ability.
They are often administered in Year 7, and if schools use them properly they are a very good measure of whether each child is achieving their full potential, or if there is a gap.
They are quite useful things, and the children are virtually never told that they will be taking them in advance, because they cannot be revised for.
I'm slightly surprised that she is taking them now, with the 11+ behind her, but perhaps the school just likes to have more information to pass on to the children's next schools?
Anyway, they won't have been a particularly stressful experience for her. Many schools do them online these days, rather than on paper and the kids are quite happy about that.
Sally-Anne
They are Cognitive Ability Tests produced by GL Assessment.
http://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/educatio ... 3/cat3.asp
The children will usually take all three - Verbal Reasoning, Non-verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning (maths). They are effectively measures of a child's ability.
They are often administered in Year 7, and if schools use them properly they are a very good measure of whether each child is achieving their full potential, or if there is a gap.
They are quite useful things, and the children are virtually never told that they will be taking them in advance, because they cannot be revised for.
I'm slightly surprised that she is taking them now, with the 11+ behind her, but perhaps the school just likes to have more information to pass on to the children's next schools?
Anyway, they won't have been a particularly stressful experience for her. Many schools do them online these days, rather than on paper and the kids are quite happy about that.
Sally-Anne
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