For an individual student, CogAT test results are presented as numerical scores, in bar graphs, and in written, narrative form. An area on the report is reserved for a standardised message from the school or a teacher’s comments. The Individual Profile Narrative Report is an excellent report to send home to families:
Available scores
Score | Description |
APR Age Percentile Rank | A score of 1–99, converted from the Standard Age Score (SAS). It shows the student’s relative rank compared to other students of the same age (in months) at the time of testing from the national normative sample. |
SAS Standard Age Score | Normalised standard scores, having a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16, provided for each battery and composite on the CogAT. They range from 50 to 160 on Forms 7 and 8. |
GPR Grade Percentile Rank | A score of 1–99, converted from the Standard Age Score (SAS). It shows the student’s relative rank compared to other students in the same grade level from the national normative sample who took the test at the same time of year. |
LPR Local Percentile Rank | A score of 1-99, converted from the Standard Age Score (SAS). It shows the student’s relative rank compared to other students in the same test event. |
AS GS LS | A stanine is one of nine broad score groupings on a normalised standard score scale and range from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest).
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RS Raw Score | The number of items a student answered correctly. |
USS Universal Scale Score | A continuous growth scale of cognitive development from kindergarten through grade 12 which is then converted into SAS and GPR. |
NA/NI No. Att/No. of items | The number of items a given student attempted next to the total number of items in that section or test. Useful for determining how many items a student skipped. |