ITBS/CogAT

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and Cognitive Abilities Test

September 20, 2007

 WHAT?
CogAT: Cognitive Abilities Test measures school
readiness; it is also an assessment of mental ability.
Reported as SAS (Standard Age Score).

ITBS: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills are achievement

tests.

These are NRT (norm referenced tests) which compare

our students to a national sample.
 WHY?

IT’S THE LAW

Georgia law requires the administration of a NRT at

grades 3, 5, and 8. The ITBS, which is published by
the Riverside Publishing Company, is the state
mandated test.

2007-2008 is last year of Riverside contract.

 WHY?

EARLY IDENTIFICATION

Test results are also used to assist in identifying students

needing additional help or an accelerated curriculum.
 WHY?

LOCALLY MANDATED
The Glynn County Board of Education supports the
administration of a mental ability test. Like the ITBS,
the CogAT is published by Riverside Publishing. Our
county saves money by using both tests from the same
publishing company.
The state mandates the ITBS in grades 3, 5, and 8. Our
Board of Education also supports the administration
of the ITBS in first grade.
 WHO?

CogAT
Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ITBS
Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 WHEN?
October 1-26, 2007

ELEMENTARY
• CogAT – October 1-4
• ITBS – October 22-26

MIDDLE
• CogAT – October 15-18
• ITBS – October 22-26
Schedules Online
Assessment and Results

Additional Resourcesf

Test Schedules
ITBS/CogAT
 Coordinating Testing

1. Train your staff

2. Test Materials: receive from DLC, inventory,
hand out, receive from teacher, inventory,
and return test materials to DLC
3. Plan for accommodations (may involve
scheduling)
4. Schedule make up tests
5. Maintain test security
 Coordinating Testing
Supplies
Directions for Administration
Test Booklets ITBS
Answer Document Accommodations
No. 2 SOFT lead pencils
Scratch Paper Work with Special Ed
Testing Sign teachers, ELL teachers, and
Clock SST coordinator to make sure
all students with documented
needs receive
accommodations.
CogAT
Students with a current
psychological evaluation do
NOT have to participate in the Test Security
CogAT administration.
 Answer Document

Place label here

Bubble SRC
under column G
Complete Text
Box (back up)
Bubble in under Z if
test is non-standard.

FTE Number
Left Justify
Answer Document

Programs and
fill in Column G

Complete Text
Box (back up)

CogAT Level

Form Number
Answer Document

Bubble in if calculator is used

 Labels
What is embedded in the label?
• Race
• Special Ed Programs, Free/Reduced Lunch, ELL, Migrant,
gifted, other coding
• Student name
• Student ID
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Grade (if wrong still use label: Grade/Class ID sheet will over-ride)
• Teacher (if wrong still use label: Grade/Class ID sheet will over-ride)
• School (if wrong still use label: Building ID sheet will over-ride)
 Grade ID Sheet

Read Directions
Teacher Name:
Last Name (SPACE)
First Name
EX: Doe Jane
Building ID Sheet

Read Directions
 Packing Tests
Follow directions
Band materials together
Divide by teacher and
grade

GRADE 1
Combine ITBS and CogAT under one
Grade/Class ID Sheet.
Answer Document Count = number of test
booklets to be scored (ITBS & CogAT
combined)
 Test Security
• Materials are to be kept secure by everyone in
the building … not just the Test Coordinator.
• Only certified staff can administer a test.
• Tests and test items are not to be discussed.
• Students are not to be prompted.
• BEFORE ADMINISTERING THE TEST:
make sure students are in the correct area on
answer document.
 Reminders
• Tests are strictly timed
• Use No 2 SOFT lead pencil
• Do NOT leave answer documents in test booklets
• Students should give “best guess”
• Label trumps bubbles (if label is wrong don’t use it)
• LEFT justify Student ID and leave last box blank
• Order a Free/Reduced Lunch list for your school