helpy helpy Non verbal reasoning scores

[splodge2001]

What do they mean?

What does the distribution look like?

What's normal and what's exeptional

I need to know

DS just got 139 and I don't have a clue if that's good or not!

100 is a standardised average score, so if he is at 139 that is towards the top end . If it is an actual score of 139/200, say, that is still above average(54% iirc).

his was standardised test, the assesor said it was outstanding. I'd just like to know how outstanding

Think 150 is the top fo the scale ie 120-130 is considered very good so 130+ could well be outstanding

Oh,

Thanks LIZS
Do you have any links to info. I can't anything!

Isn't the max 140?

Bloody good mark.

It's a good mark. The IQ level for the traditional state grammar and university entrance level was always taken to be about 120. The average child has an IQ of 100 but you have to average it out with verbal reasoning and the other things they test to get the overall IQ.

splodge , naughty, you do have an idea of what it means the assessor told you it was outstanding.
Well done

Yes, coccyx but i don't know how outstanding! I have to find him a new school as he's worn the old one out. There's no way we can afford private school so I'm wondering if he's good enough for a bursary/scholarship.

It is a very good score. Depends what age you are after a scholarship for and what school! Most private take at 11+ or common entrance at 13
To gain a scholarship he needs to be very good/outstanding in most subjects and each school will set their own scholarship exams.
Apply to each school and find out what they require there is chances for both scholarships and burs at most schools (but alot of competition for them as well :( )
Good luck hope it goes well and well done to ds he did really well.

I think that as long as other academic areas are above average he should be in the realms of a scholarship for many schools. Does he have any other strengths to "sell" - sport, drama, music etc. Who assessed him and can they advise ?

We have advice for 11+ but we don't want he to stagnate until then. What we need just doesn't seem to exist in the state sector. Their teachers don't teach beyond level 5 in Maths and he's already at that level.

I guess I'm hoping a prep school will take him but I know it's not going to be easy. He's got other selling points too, he's between grade 4 and 5 on the violin. He doesn't get to do much sport at school as they have no grounds but he's ok at football.

I posted a similar thread recently. DD1 had CAT scores of
non verbal 141
(and verbal and quant 10ish and 20ish points lower respectively)

I'd already been told by her prep school that she was top of the yeargroup with these scores (which was a bit hard to believe as she's not in the top maths stream and is badly struggling with spellings, but that's another story).

Anyway, learned on here that 141 is full marks (or pretty close to it) so 139 must mean only a question or two missed.

Learned from her current school this week that the uber competitive local schools (in top 15 in country in league tables) want a score of over 120. So at 139, your child is really way up there.

Guessing the issues that you'll come up against is that many preps don't do scholarships, or if they do they're nominal amounts and bursaries are what really counts. Nothing to do but call round those in your area and ask.

DS is 9, so it's more than 2 yrs of stagnation plus the rest of the boys in his class are below average so he sticks out like a sore thumb!