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Intelligence and cognitive ability

Cognitive Abilities Test (Form 7/8).

CogAT

What it measures
reasoning/general ability; verbal reasoning; quantitative reasoning; nonverbal/figural reasoning
Length and format
3 batteries (Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal), each with multiple subtests; Primary (K-2) and Multilevel (grades 3-12) editions. group-administered multiple-choice reasoning items; paper or online; Form 7 designed for non-native-English fairness (performance/ability test)
Language versions
Form 7 built to reduce English-language load; international use (e.g., CogAT used in UK as 'CAT4' lineage via GL Assessment is a separate sibling)
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Lohman, D. F. (2011). Cognitive Abilities Test, Form 7. Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside Insights.

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