CatholicMom Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I thought sure this would be on the site, but I can't find it. I'm ordering the CAT through SetonTesting.com TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Current grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Current grade. Yep. For the grade they are finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmami01 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hmmm....I just ordered the online version the other day through Christian Liberty. I stated my boys will be going into 6th and they sent me the 6th grade. We have not started it yet, so I'm wondering if I need to contact them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I just ordered mine (through CLP), and they asked what grade they were entering...maybe it depends upon the test or season? I know if I test in the fall, they ask for the current grade (ITBS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I could swear it says to order the grade one is currently in or has just completed. I can't find that. Anyhow, that is what I ordered. twinmamai01, I think I would contact them. I don't see why they would be tested on a grade they aren't yet in. Some tests--and the CAT may be one of them--have two versions: one for the beginning of a school year, one for the end. The first is to determine placement, the second is to determine progress. :-) My vote would be to order the grade level just completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicMom Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hm! I actually tried the CAT online from Christian Liberty Press like a week ago and I'm certain they *do* say to order for the grade the child is going *into.* But after torturing my ds10 with a few sections and realizing it was WAAAAY harder than last year's paper CAT that I ordered from Seton, I decided to waste that 25 bucks and order the paper CAT from Seton again. Sidenote (maybe?): I know that the CLP online CAT is the 1970 edition, whereas the paper CAT from SetonTesting.com is the CAT-E/survey edition. CLP did say that the 1970 version had a bit "higher standards" but I didn't think it would be THAT significant... Yowzer. A dramatic difference, I'd say. Anyhoo, I don't want to confuse the issue, but these are definitely different editions, so maybe Ellie is right? I can't find on Seton's site where they say what grade level to order. Wish I knew for sure. I am also sending results in to our school district this year (I'm in NY) so I don't want to have him take the whole test and find out it's the wrong grade level! grr I *think* ordered the grade my kids were in from Seton last year, but I'm not 100% positive. But last year I didn't have to turn it in so it didn't really matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicMom Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Ellie, do you or anyone else know what "survey" edition means? Does "CAT-E/survey" version indicate an end of the year test, or a placement test? I don't really know what the title means, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Ellie, do you or anyone else know what "survey" edition means? Does "CAT-E/survey" version indicate an end of the year test, or a placement test? I don't really know what the title means, lol. A survey is not as comprehensive as a complete battery. And I was wrong: it isn't only a placement test; it's also a beginning-of-the-year-so-we-have-something-to-compare-with-at-the-end-of-the-year test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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