South Carolina Grade 2 Gifted and Talented Assessment Program
South Carolina Board of Education Regulation 42-220 requires the administration of assessments measuring cognitive, academic and/or artistic abilities to identify students for district gifted and talented programs.
For fall 2017, South Carolina’s Grade 2 students will take Form F, Level 7 of the Iowa Assessments™ (IA) and Form 7, Level 8 of the Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®) for this purpose.
The following CogAT tests are required:
Verbal Battery
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Quantitative Battery
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Nonverbal Battery
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Picture Analogies*
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Number Analogies*
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Figure Matrices*
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Sentence Completion*
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Number Puzzles*
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Paper Folding*
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Picture Classification*
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Number Series*
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Figure Classification*
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*All nine tests are combined to obtain a Composite Aptitude score.
The following IA Core Battery tests are required:
Reading
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Mathematics
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Picture Stories*
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Mathematics: Part 1**
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Reading Part 1: Sentences*
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Mathematics: Part 2**
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Reading Part 2: Stories*
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*All three reading subtests need to be completed to receive a total Reading score.
**Mathematics (Parts 1 and 2) need to be completed to receive a Total Math score.
Optional Tests for IA Form F, Level 7 Core Battery
- Vocabulary
- Word Analysis
- Listening
- Language
- Math Computation
Based on the results from the norm-referenced tests, a secondary screening using a performance assessment may be required for possible candidates (SC Performance Tasks Assessments).
Webinars
We invite you to view the South Carolina Grade Two Gifted & Talented Fall 2017 Pretest Workshop Webinar and Winter 2017 Post-Administration Workshop webinar.