Cognitively Speaking Newsletter
In collaboration with Riverside Insights, I write a regular newsletter about issues that affect users of CogAT and questions that come in from parents and teachers. This archive of issues is intended to be an informal resource. Official communication about CogAT(TM) Form 7 or 8 will always come from Riverside.
Coming soon: Why and How to Use Local Norms
Excel file for easy local norms creation
Getting Value and Equity from Your Universal Screening Process
CogAT® Form 7 2017 Normative Update
Using CogAT® Score Profiles to Differentiate Instruction
Universal Screening in Gifted and Talented Identification: Implementation and Overcoming Challenges
Program Diversity and the Alternative Verbal Scale of CogAT Form 7
The Essentials: Using Ability Tests in Gifted and Talented Identification Programs
Talks related to Identification and Use of CogAT
NAGC 2018: Culturally Responsive Identification Practices with Victoria Driver
Nontraditional Measures for Identification with Jon Wai
NAGC 2017: Differentiating instruction: Using ability test scores for more than identification
NAGC 2015: Best Practices in EL Identification
Other Resources
In a webinar on 8/13/2020, I mentioned a chapter that introduced measurement error and confidence intervals for test interpretation. This is the draft chapter.
These videos are short introductions (under 5 minutes) to CogAT concepts. They are branded under HMH, so Riverside can't share them anymore, but I think they are useful and they will be available here until we can re-record them.
Getting to know CogAT Profiles
Getting to know CogAT for Differentiation
Getting to know CogAT for parents
Coming soon: Teacher's Guide to Differentiating Instruction with CogAT
Someday this updated guide will be available in DataManager. In the meantime, this resource is unofficial. I worked with teams of regular classroom and GT teachers to revise and update this resource to be more user friendly.