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Year 7 CATS
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:37 pm
by Bromley
My DD has just come home with her Autumn term Y7 CAT scores.
They look pretty good to me but the truth is I have nothing to compare them to.
They are as follows, and any help in putting them into perspective very welcome:
Verbal Stanine 8
Quantitative Stanine 8
Non-verbal Stanine 8
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:57 pm
by Guest55
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:56 pm
by zorro
Pardon my ignorance but what are CAT scores ?
Do children get them at Independent schools or are they like SAT's ?
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:04 pm
by Guest55
Zorro - some Private schools do them - they are supposed to predict GCSE grades.
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:23 pm
by Bewildered
Also, many secondary state schools do them early in yr7, for the same reason and also to evaluate children's academic levels.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:44 am
by Bromley
These were done in a state grammar school.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:26 am
by Guest55
Did my link help?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:28 pm
by Bromley
guest55: my apologies - yes - it was very helpful and very heartening.
Thank you for posting it for me
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:04 pm
by zorro
Don't think my DS's school do them as they have just completed "internal exams".
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:43 pm
by Guest55
Zorro - you have to pay for the tests so many schools don't do them.
Opinion is divided on their usefulness!