Dimension A Aptitude 

Dimension B Achievement

Dimension C Performance

Grade 2

CogAT
(October - all students)

Iowa

(October - all students)

MAP

(September and December- all students)

SC Performance Tasks
(February - partially qualified students)

Grades 3-5

CogAT
(October - students new to the district without prior Aptitude Assessment)

MAP
(September and December - all students)

SC Ready

(May - all students)

SC Performance Tasks
(February - partially qualified students)

Gifted and Talented Identification Assessments

CogAT - measures learned reasoning abilities in the areas of Verbal Reasoning Ability (problem solving with the use of words), Nonverbal Reasoning Ability (problem solving without the use of words), and Quantitative Reasoning Ability (reasoning within mathematical problems). Results are nationally-normed.  More information is available at https://info.riversideinsights.com/hubfs/CitC/Overview_of_CogAT_for_Parents.pdf

Iowa Assessments (IA) -  measures specific subject area content skills of reading comprehension and mathematical problem solving.  Results are nationally normed. 

NWEA MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) - measures what students know in reading and math, regardless of their grade level.  Results are nationally normed.  More information is available at https://www.nwea.org/family-toolkit/

SC READY  - annual statewide testing that assesses English/Language  Arts (ELA) and mathematics. This assessment is aligned to SC state standards and results are state normed.  More information is available at https://ed.sc.gov/tests/middle/sc-ready/information-f or-parents/