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Lohman, University of Iowa, Professor Emeritus  \nVolume 7  \nThis issue of Cognitively Speaking is unlike prior issues. Previous newsletters have discussed common questions about ability testing or summarized research on abilities that can help schools use test scores more effectively. This issue has a different goal. I want to share the exciting news about the Cognitive Abilities Test™(CogAT®), Form 7. Form 7 incorporates the most substantial enhancements to CogAT since the test was first published in 1968; first however, I want toreassure current users that we have preserved those features of the Cognitive Abilities Test that have made it the most trusted and widely used group abilities test in the U.S and abroad. Second, I want to explain how the test has been revised and why Form 7 is even better than its predecessors. And third, I want to share some of the research that demonstrates the fairness of the new tests.  \nHow Does Form 7 Preserve the Important Features ofCogAT?  \nIn designing Form 7, we wanted not only to make major enhancements but also to preserve essential features of the test. The new Form 7 retains many characteristics that current users of previous editions ofCogATwill recognize:  \n• All levels have three independent batteries: Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal. These batteries measure the student’s learned reasoning abilities in the three areas most closely related to success in school. Users can administer  \none, two, or all three batteries, depending on their needs and the needs of their students.  \n• Each battery has subtests that make use of three different test formats. Measuring with multiple formats rather than the same format on all items increases both the fairness and the validity of the scores students obtain.  \n• Educators who administer all three batteries of CogATobtain an ability profile for each student. This code summarizes the pattern and level of the student’s scores on the three batteries. The ability profile code is explained and linked to specific instructional suggestions in the Interactive Profile Interpretation System at [www.CogAT.com](www.CogAT.com).  \n• Finally, the testing time remains the same, so the tests are easily administered within a typical school schedule.  \nWhat’s New in Form 7?  \nWe revised the test to meet the many needs of educatorsin today’s schools. The major changes in Form 7 are:  \n• As on the Iowa Assessments, test levels are now designated by age rather than by grade (K, 1, 2) or alphabetic code (A–H) . This reduces confusion in achievement-ability testing.  \n• Levels 5/6−8 (grades K–2) are completely revised to be a bilingual primary battery. They now contain three subtests in each battery.  \nEach subtest blends seamlessly with its counterpart at the upper levels (grades 3–12) . Each subtest at grades K to 2 is bilingual/ ELL-friendly. With one exception, all subtests use only pictures; language is used only in the directions. The one exception is an optional English/Spanish Sentence Completion subtest that requires students to listen to a sentence that the teacher reads aloud. Students then select the picture that best answers the question.  \n• For students whose native language is Spanish, the complete test can be administered using the Spanish Directions for Administration. These directions allow the test administrator to switch back and forth between Spanish and English as necessary. For other ELL students, the optional English/Spanish Sentence Completion test can be omitted.  \n• Primary-level tests (levels 5/6–8) now contain three subtests in each battery, just like at the upper levels (levels 9–17/18) . Each primary-level subtest blends seamlessly with its counterpart at the upper levels. This increases consistency in the abilities measured with no increase in administration time.  \n• A short, ELL-friendly CogAT 7 Screening Form was created for schools that use CogAT only for a preliminary screening of students who shou","cbCaim36bcoEoQ4d","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim36bcoEoQ4d","pdf",2647015,"English","# Form 7 Overview\n## How Form 7 Preserves Key CogAT Features\n## What’s New in Form 7\n## New Primary-Level Subtests","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of this Cognitively Speaking issue about CogAT Form 7?\",\"answer\":\"It shares updates about CogAT Form 7, explaining both how it preserves important trusted features and how it has been revised. 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