HollyDay Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 The only 2 options I have for testing this year are the Iowa and Stanford. I used the Iowa 2 years ago when my (now 9th grader) was in 7th grade. Now that she is in 9th, which should I use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We have always used the Iowa, so will use it again this year (9th) for dd, since we're used to the format, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We've always used the Stanford. Prior to this year the Stanford had to be given by a qualified tester, and if you were testing your own kid you had to have several other kids in the testing group. I felt that that check gave a certain kind of credibility to the test results. However, now people who are qualified testers can give the Stanford to their own kids, so that advantage of the Stanford doesn't exist any longer. I'll continue using the Stanford, but I'm not sure it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We have a qualified tester and we always have from 2 to 6 families worth of kids testing, so we had that advantage too. I agree, not sure it matters, unless it's the formats of the tests that may go better with the child(ren) being tested..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Four years ago, we used Iowa -- only because (of the two options available from BJU) it allowed me to test kids in different grade levels in the same room (I was testing my own kids and two of their friends, spanning three different grades). At the time, at least, the Stanford test would have required me to separate the kids into at least two groups and do the testing at different times, doubling my time commitment. If you're only testing one kid, obviously, this wouldn't affect your decision. ~Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We always used the Iowa for elementary/jr hi. I remember hearing one year that the Stanford asked about Rosetta Parks (the year she died). I was glad I didn't use such a content-specific test that year. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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