CogAT Kindergarten case studies

CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is a cognitive abilities assessment from Riverside Insights, used across grades K–12. Riverside describes it as "the only assessment that measures verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning to reveal a complete picture of student potential that can better accelerate growth." Those three reasoning batteries are the core of the exam, so preparation should be balanced across all three rather than concentrated in one. The test is typically administered by schools, and results are used for gifted and talented identification, equitable placement, and strengths-based instructional planning. Riverside states that CogAT is "up to 4x more accurate in identifying qualified students" than identification models relying heavily on achievement assessments, and that multilingual learners with limited English proficiency are "5 to 10x more likely to score average or above on CogAT than on an achievement assessment." In the kindergarten context, a child sits the Level K materials, which rely on picture-based reasoning rather than reading and writing. The CogAT Kindergarten case studies are 5 cases and about 2,372 words.