Mommy22alyns Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If you were going to give your child a standardized test for your own purposes (it'll be the CAT) and your child had not ever taken a standardized test, would you prep them for the test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yes. I would go over format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I would say take some practice tests. We used Spectrum Practice Tests for the CAT--ds did about 2 pages a week. He thought it was fun, and he was definitely ready for the CAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Definitely prep for the *format*. This doesn't have to mean a lot of time. But let them go into the test knowing how it will work, if they'll need to fill in their answers on a separate "bubble" sheet, etc. If using a bubble answer sheet, find a practice one for them so they can practice making sure they're lining up answer numbers with questions, not skipping any. You want to test the kids on their knowledge of the test material -- not on their ability to figure out a completely foreign activity quickly. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbpaulie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 We don't go over content prep b/c I just don't want to stress kiddos out. We do, however, talk about coloring in bubbles, reading ALL questions, checking answers, not rushing, and in a group setting not talking :) I want to know where my kid is at, not where they got to at the last minutes of cramming and I also want it to not be a big deal. Just another day of school w/ something else we're going to try. If we decided to do prep we'll probably look at a free state test that's avail on-line, for example, http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/testing.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Okay, she's going to take the CAT for fourth grade at the end of this year. Do I get a fourth grade test prep book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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