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We got a 94 on Olsat. Posted it, but long ago. Assuming we won't get anything we want and will probably send ds to his preschool (fall boy) to get an extra year.
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D3. No way we'll get 9 and from what I heard on here even 166 and 163 will be out of reach. But I'm pretty good with it. Mostly because I think in general my ds will do better if he's older in the class instead of younger. He just might be that boy that teachers euphemistically call "young" when they really mean immature!
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Isn't it funny how different their scores could be. 94 poster above you and ds got a 98 on SB. But think he didn't make the cut because he seems young. His ERB was really low. So many of these kids are really bright but don't necessarily test so consistently -- depending on day and tester.
[ Reply | Options ]np: agreed. I think the OLSAT format also favors more mature kids. The young ones are at a disadvantage.
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NP, but a kid has to be mature to sit through an hour long test that has 128 questions!
[ Reply | Options ]The norming for age is a different issue than the format. The SB is administered by licensed psychologists, and they have some leeway in helping a child along who might be withdrawn or introverted. Don't know anything about ERBs.
[ Reply | Options ]That's true. And would def. explain why my ds did better on the SB. But I do wonder about the ERB. I don't think they're psych, but I do think they're "professional testers." However, from what I understand they aren't really allowed to help a kid along at all.
[ Reply | Options ]I did testing for ERB for several years. All ERB testers have at least a Master's in psych (school or clinical). Many are graduate students in their final years of training. Just as with the SB, the test makes (or at least should make) every effort to draw out an shy/introverted child.
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talk to any SB tester and you will be told that the format of test administration is strictly adhered to -- no "helping" a child along. the fact is that young kids might test differently on different tests and with different testers. trying to disect why a kid scored the way he did on one test but not on another is just making yourself feel better. the majority of kids tend to test consistently across tests -- which could mean a 10ppt differential.
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