CogAT Level 11 case studies
CogAT Level 11 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is a cognitive abilities assessment published by Riverside Insights and used in K–12 settings, most often as part of gifted and talented identification. Riverside describes it as the most widely used cognitive abilities test, built to "Identify advanced academic potential," and says CogAT "measures students' learning strengths, empowering educators to accurately identify each student for the opportunities they need to reach their academic potential." It is a school-administered instrument, not a professional certification, so there is no personal registration, fee, or credential that an individual candidate obtains. The CogAT Level 11 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,489 words.
1The Analogy Card Split: Settling Three Disagreements With a Reusable Rule
Four students in a fifth-grade reasoning group are working through a stack of analogy and classification cards, and they have split on three of them. Card one reads thermometer : temperature :: scale : , with the choices weight, heavy, balance, and measure.
743 words, about 4 min2Whiteboard Series and a Puzzle With a Forgotten Constraint
On the whiteboard is the series 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, . Devon writes 127 and explains, “Double it and add one: 3 times 2 plus 1 is 7, 7 times 2 plus 1 is 15, and so on.” Priya also writes 127 but argues differently: “The differences are 4, 8, 16 and 32, so the next difference is 64.” Ravi writes 83: “Add 4, then 8, then 12, then 16, then 20.” He checked the first two terms and stopped.
543 words, about 3 min3Matrix Fill and a Punched, Folded Square: Naming the Rule Behind Each Choice
Two nonverbal items are printed on a card. Item one is a three-by-three matrix.
743 words, about 4 min4Sentence Completions the Class Split On: Connector First, Sound Second
Twenty-two students tried a short sentence-completion set, and the class split badly on two of the three items. The first item read: Although the trail looked on the map, the hikers found it steep and slow.
695 words, about 3 min5Number Analogies and a Mystery Operation: Which Rule Survives Every Line
Three number-analogy cards and one mystery-operation card are on the table. Card one reads 3 : 9 :: 5 : 15 :: 8 : .
765 words, about 4 min