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Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Form A

 The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Form A, measures skills and achievement of students from kindergarten through grade 9 in the areas of communication arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and critical thinking skills. The Iowa Tests offer educators a diagnostic look at how their students are progressing in key academic areas. Sequential assessment can be continued with use of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), Form A, and the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 6.

Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), Form A

The Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), Form A, for grades 9-12, is an upward extension of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form A, used for kindergarten through grade 9. The ITED tests the same academic and critical thinking areas as the ITBS, but also assesses students’ abilities in accessing sources of information.

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 6

The primary purpose of CogAT is to assess students’ reasoning and problem solving abilities. Additionally CogAT provides an alternative frame of reference for interpreting students’ achievement levels. CogAT, Form 6, measures a student’s abilities to reason with words (Verbal Battery), quantitative concepts (Quantitative Battery), and spatial, figural drawings (Nonverbal Battery). Scores are provided for each test battery and as a composite score. CogAT assessments are available for K-12 with fall, midyear, and spring versions.

Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT), Fourth Edition

The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT) assesses the general level of individual reading achievement. The tests are available for grades 1-12 and may be administered at any time during the year. An adult version is available, suitable for community colleges and other post-high-school assessment activities.