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The School and College Ability Test (SCAT) is a multiple-choice, standardized test administered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). It is an above-grade level test which assesses math and verbal reasoning abilities among gifted children. Once your child takes the SCAT, scores remain valid until s/he reaches the next level (i.e. from elementary to intermediate, or from intermediate to advanced).
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An above-grade-level test assesses students at a higher grade level than the one they are in at the time the test is administered. For example, 2nd-3rd grade students take a test designed for 4th-6th grade students.
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The SCAT is scored through a combination of both a raw and scaled scoring system. The scoring is section-specific.
Raw Score. The raw score is calculated by tallying the total number of questions answered correctly out of the 50 scored questions.
Scaled Score. The raw score is converted into a common scaled score. This enables administrators to compare various scores to each other. Scaled scores range from 400 to 514, according to the test version. Scaled scores are finally converted into SCAT Score Percentiles.
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There are three different levels of the CTY SCAT:
The SCAT is made up of two sections, including quantitative reasoning and verbal reasoning:
The quantitative reasoning section on the SCAT assesses a student’s comprehension of number operations and mathematical reasoning. This section includes multiple choice mathematical comparisons, consisting of two quantities, of which students must determine which is greater than the other.
The SCAT verbal section assesses a student’s verbal reasoning and vocabulary skills. This section includes multiple choice verbal analogy questions, consisting of two words that go together in a certain way, followed by four pairs of words (the answer choices). Students need to select the pair of words with the same relationship as the first two words to best complete the analogy.
The SCAT test has two sections: Verbal and Quantitative. Each section includes 55 questions, out of which five are experimental questions that are not counted towards the student’s final score. Each section is 22 minutes long, with an optional 10 minute break in between the two.
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SCAT Sample Question- Advanced Level |
The given pair of words is related to each other in a certain way. Choose the pair of words that is related to each other in the same way. Counselor : advice ::
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