National and State Standardized Tests
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| Below are links to some of the available national and state standardized tests. Scores in the 95th percentile or higher on nationally-normed tests or at the highest performance level for state tests will qualify students for NSGT membership. |
| Select a letter: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ |
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Abbreviated Stanford Achievement Test (ASAT)
Alaska Comprehensive System of Student Assessment (CSSA)
Will accept "Advanced" scores
Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) |
| C |
California Achievement Test (CAT)
California Standards Test (CST)
Will accept "Advanced" scores
Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT)
Cognitive Skills Inventory (CSI)
Comprehensive Assessment Program (CAP) Achievement Series
Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP); see ERB
Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS)
Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT)
Will accept "Advanced" scores
CTB/McGraw-Hill; (also see NYSTP) |
| D |
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP)
Percentile scores of 95 or higher are acceptable
Developing Cognitive Abilities
Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics (Keymath)
Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT)
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| E |
| ERB (Educational Records Bureau) |
| F |
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| G |
Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests
GOALS |
| H |
| Henmon-Nelson Tests of Mental Ability |
| J |
Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) - ERB
Independent school norms of 80 or higher are acceptable
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS)
Iowa Test of Silent Reading
Individual Tests of Academic Skills (ITAS)
InView (CTB)
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| K |
Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA)
Kentucky Essential Skills Test
Kuhlman-Anderson Tests: A Measure of Academic Potential
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| L |
| Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP) |
| M |
Maine State Assessment
State norms = national norms
Maryland State Assessments (MSA)
Will accept "Advanced Proficiency Levels" if no national percentile equivalents are provided. If national percentiles are given, use 95th percentile or higher.
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)
Will accept "Advanced Performance Levels"
Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT)
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| N |
National Achievement Test (NAT)
National Test of Basic Skills (NTBS)
Nelson-Denny Reading Test
New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP)
Will accept "Proficient With Distinction"
New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK)
Will accept "Advanced Proficient Levels" in Mathematics and/or Language Arts
New Standards
Will accept "Achieved Standards with Honors"
New York Statewide Testing Program (NYSTP); produced by CTB-McGrawHill
Will accept performance levels of "4" (See also TONYSS below)
NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) Achievement Level Tests
NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) Measures of Academic Progress
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| O |
Oregon PLUS
Oregon State Assessment
Will accept state percentiles of 97 or higher in reading/literature and mathematics; i.e. the "total score" that is used to determine Oregon TAG identification
Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test (OLMAT)
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT)
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| P |
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
Will accept "Advanced Performance Levels" in Mathematics and Reading
Philadelphia City-Wide Testing Program (PCWTP)
Piaget Individual Aptitude Test (PIAT)
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| Q |
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| R |
Ravens Progressive Matrices
Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Abilities
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| S |
Survey of Basic Skills (SBS) part of SRA
Scholastic Testing Service
Screening Assessment for Gifted Elementary Students (SAGES)
Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
Sequential Test of Educational Progress (STEP)
Science Research Associates, Inc. (SRA)
Scott-Foresman Test of Academic Aptitude
Scott-Foresman Achievement Series
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
Stanford Diagnostic Math
Stanford Achievement Test (SAT)
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
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| T |
Terra Nova
Test of Cognitive Skills
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| U |
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| V |
Virginia Standards of Learning (VA-SOL)
Will accept "Advanced Levels"
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| W |
Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)
Will accept level 4
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
If national percentile is not listed on score report, will accept a test standard score of 130 or above.
West Virginia Educational Standards Test (WESTEST)
Students need to attain a scaled score that falls within the Distinguished Performance Level in any one content area including Mathematics, Reading / Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies.
Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery
Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests
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