School and College Ability Test
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The School and College Ability Test (SCAT), is a standardized test
conducted in the United States, that measures math and verbal reasoning abilities.This test is for gifted children only. SCAT is a test to test your talent and to see if you are a gifted student. The schools can also recommend you to go to the CTY. It is used by the Center for Talented Youth
(CTY) as an above-grade-level entrance exam for students in grades 2–6. Students in grades 7-12 take the advanced SCAT. You qualify to take this test if you get the 95th percentile or above on a standardized test, or if you have exceptional grades and get a teacher recommendation. Here are the scores you need to get for the 2nd to 6th grade to go to the CTY summer courses:
Some 2-year colleges require it for students who do not have a high school diploma.
Standardized test
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a...
conducted in the United States, that measures math and verbal reasoning abilities.This test is for gifted children only. SCAT is a test to test your talent and to see if you are a gifted student. The schools can also recommend you to go to the CTY. It is used by the Center for Talented Youth
Center for Talented Youth
The Center for Talented Youth is a gifted education program for school-age children, founded in 1979 by Dr. Julian Stanley at Johns Hopkins University. It was initially a research study of the rate at which gifted children can learn new material and became the first program of its kind to identify...
(CTY) as an above-grade-level entrance exam for students in grades 2–6. Students in grades 7-12 take the advanced SCAT. You qualify to take this test if you get the 95th percentile or above on a standardized test, or if you have exceptional grades and get a teacher recommendation. Here are the scores you need to get for the 2nd to 6th grade to go to the CTY summer courses:
- Grade 2 ≥ 435 SCAT Verbal or 440 SCAT Quantitative
- Grade 3 ≥ 440 SCAT Verbal or 445 SCAT Quantitative
- Grade 4 ≥ 445 SCAT Verbal or 455 SCAT Quantitative
- Grade 5 ≥ 455 SCAT Verbal or 465 SCAT Quantitative
- Grade 6 ≥ 465 SCAT Verbal or 485 SCAT Quantitative
- Grade 6 is part of middle school although appearing in many elementary programs
Some 2-year colleges require it for students who do not have a high school diploma.