We are working closely with Sharjah Education Council to support schools in meeting the requirements set out to support National Agenda Targets. As part of this support, schools are required to complete our CAT4 tests with their students in order to gain a benchmark of ability. This page is intended to support you to successfully complete testing with your students, so please take a look at the information below, and do not hesitate to get in touch with us if there is anything further you need.
For a printable version of the information below, please download our guidance document here
Deadline to Complete CAT4 Testing: 24th January 2019*
*For schools that have already commenced CAT4 testing for the required Grades/Year groups, please be advised that we will extract all results of testing completed since the beginning of the academic year for the purposes of reporting to SEC.
Year |
Grade |
CAT4 Level |
4 |
3 |
A |
5 |
4 |
B |
7 |
6 |
D |
9 |
8 |
F |
There are two versions of CAT4 available (digital only):
Please refer to our FAQs for further information about criteria and what is included in your subscription
Please email international@gl-education.com with your requirements.
It is essential that the data you enter is accurate, and meets the requirements of SEC for analysis purposes. You can also use this opportunity to also include further information about your students, making deeper analysis of results much easier.
Student Data Requirements
Please refer to our guidance below for more information
If you don’t already have a Testwise account, your login details will be provided to you upon ordering your tests.
Translated practice questions and instructions are now available as standard in the digital CAT4 tests. Please find more information about these below:
https://www.gl-education.com/media/319820/cat4-instructions-and-practice-questions-in-arabic.pdf
Please contact international@gl-education.com for other translations available to accompany the digital tests in PDF documents.
For more information about how CAT4 data is being used by schools, please take a look at the recorded webinars below:
Matthew Savage Student Data Case Studies
In these short student case studies, Matthew shows how he was able to use the combination of data from the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4), the Progress Test Series and the Pupil Attitudes to Self and School survey to build a comprehensive picture of each student and identify their specific learning and wellbeing support needs.
Three of the four batteries are non-language specific, therefore results for these will not be affected, although EAL students may struggle with the verbal reasoning battery.
Results data will provide insights into your students’ cognitive abilities, as well as indicators of future attainment, however for EAL students, the results of the verbal reasoning battery may not be as helpful. Focus should fall on the results of the non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning batteries of the assessment.
Where students tested do not join the school, ensure you are actively archiving these records in Testwise. Where students tested do go on to join the school, ensure you are actively updating Testwise student records with their Unique Identifier upon admission to the school.
Officially, all students are eligible for the tests.
Please contact SEC directly for advice regarding these particular students.
CAT4 will take approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes to deliver, although students can sit the test in three parts spread over different periods if needed.
Please refer to our guide for full instructions:
gl-education.com/media/169523/cat4-digital-admin.pdf
The CAT4 Combination report takes data on pupil ability from the CAT4 and on attainment from the Progress Test in Maths (PTM) and Progress Test in English (PTE). It can also include data on reading from the New Group Reading Test (NGRT), as an alternative to Progress Test in English. A number of test combinations are possible, but CAT4 is always present, acting as an ‘anchor’ for the report. You will be provided with an ‘all round view’ of each pupil and an assessment model that:
A sample report can be found here.
Instructions for how to run a Combination Report can be found here.
Contact details to be confirmed
24th January 2019 – CAT Testing window ends
March 2019 – CAT4 Reporting to support inspections released
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