SCAT test Examples to Help Preparing SCAT test

1. What is SCAT?

School and College Ability Test (SCAT) which is developed by Educational Testing Service (the company that administers the SAT) as a talent search achievement test for grades 2-6. The test given is two-to-three grades higher than normally given to students this age. The test measures verbal and mathematical reasoning ability.

2. Why will I take SCAT?

Many world famous talent search programs like: Johns Hopkins University CTY(Center for Talented Youth); Stanford University EPGY(Education Programs for Gifted Youth); Northwest University Center for Talent Development use SCAT to identify and qualify the talented youth for their programs.

Also if you score high on SCAT, you can put it into your public school GT program application package to increase your chance of accepting to the GT program.

3. Where to take SCAT?

You need to register online first at CTY JHU online site:
http://ctyjhu.org/tsonlineapp/introOnlineTSApp.cfm
CTY Talent Search application fee is $37

One week after you successfully register, you will receive a package from CTY JHU. It has a pre-printed label. Use that label to call Prometric Test Center to schedule a test. The fee for the SCAT test is $55 as of today (3/16/2010).
http://www.prometric.com/JHUCTY/default.htm

After set up the test date and pay the test fee, it is time to familiar your kid with the SCAT sample test now.

4. Does your practice work?

The SCAT is the registered trade mark of ETS. Author of this practice has not seen any of the tests. But author has the SCAT sample mini test from Johns Hopkins University CTY. I studied the mini test to be familiar with the question format and pattern. Then I created many practice questions for my son to be familiar with the test. My son was 6 years old and in grade 2 in a private school. I used this practice for him 2 times. He scored 99% for Math section of SCAT test. That is 99% comparing with 4th grader nationwide. In the following video, I showed my son's SCAT scores together with CogAT and NNAT scores. If this youtube video is not available, please see the following scanned documents: SCAT result and CogAT/NNAT result.

5. SCAT test Examples

Section 1: MATH SECTION

Section2: VERBAL SECTION