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REASONING NEW! Cognitive Abilities Test: Fourth Edition (CAT4) David F Lohman and Pauline Smith quick guide Age Range: 7 years–17+ years Suitable for: Teachers, Exam Officers and SENCOs Administration: Group Timed: 45 minutes per test part 2 hours 15 minutes in total CAT4 WEBSITE Visit www.cat4support.com for additional information about CAT4, frequently asked questions, sample reports and videos/demonstrations of the assessment NEED MORE ADVICE? For help and advice or to arrange a no-obligation demonstration of CAT4, please call 0845 602 1937 or send an email to info@gl-assessment.co.uk Published in September 2012, CAT4 is the fourth edition of GL Assessment’s Cognitive Abilities Test, the UK’s most widely used test of reasoning abilities. Fully standardised on 25,000 UK pupils, the suite of tests has been developed to support schools in understanding pupils’ developed abilities and likely academic potential. Results from CAT can help in intervention, monitoring progress and setting targets for future attainment. Aimed at pupils between 7:06 to 17+ years, the test is available in both paper and digital formats and can be administered individually or in a group setting. CAT4 assesses a pupil’s ability to reason with and manipulate different types of material, through a series of Verbal, Nonverbal, Quantitative and Spatial Ability tasks. Together, these four tests provide teachers with a comprehensive profile of a pupil’s reasoning abilities, and as such the core abilities related to learning. The resulting data can then be used to identify a pupil’s strengths, weaknesses and learning preferences, providing accurate and reliable information that is essential for personalised learning. The more we know about a pupil, the better position we should be in to offer a learning environment and ways of teaching and learning that allow pupils to maximise their potential. Information about a pupil’s reasoning ability will be key to many decisions and should be considered alongside attainment data and other factors known to impact on learning, such as attendance and attitude. CAT4 Age range for Target year group Level general England Scotland Northern population norms & Wales Ireland A 8:00 to 9:11 Y4 P5 Year 5 (P5) B 9:00 to 10:11 Y5 P6 Year 6 (P6) C 10:00 to 11:11 Y6 P7 Year 7 (P7) D 11:00 to 12:11 Y7 S1 Year 8 (F1) E 12:00 to 13:11 Y8 S2 Year 9 (F2) F 13:06 to 14:11 Y9 S3 & S4 Y10 & Y11 G 15:00 to 17:11 Y11 & Y12 S5 & S6 Y11 & Y12 10
REASONING NEW! Cognitive Abilities Test: Fourth Edition (CAT4) Why a fourth edition? While the premise of CAT has remained exactly the same, we have made some significant changes to the new edition based on the latest cognitive research and extensive customer feedback. A brand new suite of data rich reports One of the most exciting features of CAT4 is the development of a brand new suite of reports, offering richer and far more comprehensive assessment data. Users can now select from a range of eight new reports, including an enhanced Group report for teachers. The inclusion of more narrative in the 3 individual reports, makes them much easier to read and understand, supporting the interpretation of the data further. Designed with specific audiences in mind, the reports appear in a range of different formats from PowerPoint ® presentations for school leadership teams and governing bodies, to easy-to-understand reports for parents and pupils. These explain what the data means and how pupils can be supported in their learning, both at home and at school. A new structure with spatial ability at its heart As for the test itself, one of the main changes is an increased focus on spatial ability, with the introduction of a separate test. In CAT3, Nonverbal Reasoning and Spatial Ability were combined, however research has shown that by testing these abilities separately a more accurate assessment of a pupil’s potential is provided, allowing schools to report on these distinct abilities separately. The spatial test has been developed from research that has found pupils with high spatial ability may find it more difficult to learn during their school careers. This is because teaching, even in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, has a strong verbal bias and pupils cannot play to their strengths even in subjects where spatial ability is required. Identifying and recognising pupils with high spatial ability is not only important for individual pupils but also for the economy; a workforce educated to a high level in the STEM subjects is key to economic success. Example question from CAT4 – Level G Up-to-date normative data To ensure rigour, CAT4 was standardised on 25,000 Primary and Secondary School pupils in Autumn 2011. This extensive standardisation process means that teachers can be assured that CAT4 provides them with accurate data about their pupils’ potential based on the performance of today’s pupils across the UK. Other improvements in CAT4 In addition to the developments outlined above, the fourth edition of CAT gave the opportunity to incorporate a number of improvements which are listed below. • The overall time for CAT4 is shorter than that for CAT3, despite the inclusion of the new Spatial Ability test. This has been achieved by reducing the number of tests in each part from three to two. • A new Level G has been developed. This is set at an ‘above average’ ability to reflect the bias in usage of CAT4 in Years 11/S5 and 12/S6 and Year 13 for Northern Ireland. • By carefully developing question and answer options, the items in Verbal Reasoning are more up-to-date and culturally universal. • The extent to which scoring on the Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning tests depends on past education has been reduced. This has been achieved by removing Sentence Completion and Equation Building, which necessitated reading comprehension skills and knowledge of mathematical conventions respectively. • Levels of the tests are now less tightly linked to the adjacent ages, to enable each level to be more accurately pitched at the midpoint of each age group’s ability range. Example question from CAT4 – Level D CAT4 WEBSITE Visit www.cat4support.com for additional information about CAT4, frequently asked questions, sample reports and videos/ demonstrations of the assessment. Find your Area Consultant on pages 4–5 Tel: 0845 602 1937 www.gl-assessment.co.uk 11
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