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What is the SCAT?

SCAT, or the School and College Ability Test as it is known in its extended form, is a standardized test conducted by the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

It identifies the skills of students between grades 2 and 12 and helps those who are academically gifted realise their dreams.

This ‘above grade level’ test measures the verbal reasoning abilities and mathematical skills of students in a multiple-choice format.

Sections of the SCAT Test

The SCAT test has two sections, verbal and quantitative. Each section contains 55 questions, including five unidentified experimental items that do not count toward the student’s score.

Verbal Section

The verbal section also has questions that are multiple-choice analogies. Students are required to choose the best pair of words to complete an analogy. Thus, it measures a student’s understanding of the meaning of words and verbal reasoning ability.

Quantitative Section

The quantitative section has questions that are multiple-choice mathematical comparisons. A student is required to compare two mathematical quantities and determine which is greater. Problems are intended to measure mathematical reasoning ability and thus often do not require computation.

Each of the two sections is 22 minutes long, separated by a 10-minute break. The break is optional and student-directed.

The SCAT test has three different versions:

Elementary SCAT – Students in grades 2-3 take the Elementary SCAT designed for 4-5 graders.

Intermediate SCAT – Students in grades 4-5 take the Intermediate SCAT designed for 6-8 graders.

Advanced SCAT – Students in grades 6 & above take the Advanced SCAT designed for 9-12 graders.

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Screenshots of SCAT Test

Here are the screenshots of what the actual test looks like (click to view) –

SCAT introduction screen
SCAT elementary (Grade 2 – 3) Verbal screens and Math screens
SCAT intermediate (Grade 4 – 5) Verbal screens and Math screens
SCAT advanced (Grade 6 – 8) Verbal screens and Math screens

Source – JHU

What makes eTutorWorld’s SCAT Prep Program the Best?

Individualized attention from tutors and structured formative SCAT assessments help students progress on every tutoring session.
Intellectually stimulating questions based on applications of concepts are the main challenges that students face in SCAT prep.
Being a part of the most popular SCAT tutoring Online company, our tutors explain the purpose behind each concept learned at school to solve challenging SCAT questions.
After each SCAT tutoring session, a unique SCAT worksheet is given to the student to reinforce the understanding assimilated during the session. The answer key to each worksheet allows for a self-evaluation.
Any gaps in understanding are filled-in by our tutors in subsequent sessions.
Personalized SCAT Practice Tests and SCAT self-help worksheets created by our expert tutors during the program help identify your child’s talents, interests and abilities. This is important to get an edge over others and score top grades in SCAT test.
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SCAT Test Scores

Your child’s raw score is converted to the scale score based on the test version and then compared to the results of the test scores of normal students in the higher-level grade. Hence, a good SCAT score varies with student’s grade at test. The score range and SCAT qualifying scores are:

SCAT Level	Grade at Test	SCAT Quantitative		SCAT Verbal
SCAT Level	Grade at Test	Score Range	Qualifying Score	Score Range	Qualifying Score
Elementary	2	412-475	433	401-471	428
Elementary	3	412-475	438	401-471	433
Intermediate	4	419-506	445	405-482	438
Intermediate	5	419-506	455	405-482	443
Advanced	6	424-514	468	410-494	448
Advanced	7	424-514	473	410-494	453
Advanced	9	424-514	488	410-494	463
Advanced	8	424-514	480	410-494	458

SCAT Test – FAQs

1. What is the John Hopkins test?

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is dedicated to identifying and developing the talents of academically advanced pre-college students around the world. Receiving a qualifying score at an accepted test can earn your child an invitation to one of CTY’s recognition ceremonies or the opportunity to enroll in their engaging summer and online programs. The tests vary by grade level.

2. What are different SCAT Levels?

The SCAT is an above-grade level test, in which scores of CTY Talent Search students are compared to scores of regular students two grades above.

The JH-CTY uses three levels of the SCAT:

Students in grades 2-3 take the Elementary SCAT designed for students in grades 4-5.
Students in grades 4-5 take the Intermediate SCAT designed for students in grades 6-8.
Students in grades 6 and above take the Advanced SCAT designed for students in grades 9-12.

3.What are the items on the SCAT test?

The SCAT has only multiple choice questions. There are 2 sections:

Quantitative Section– has questions in the 2-column format and students need to select the quantity that’s larger. With Math statements given in both the columns students need to understand if the quantity in one column is equal to, greater than or lesser than the quantity in the other column.
Verbal Section– The question pair of words is related in some way. Of the other word-pairs given as answer options, students need to select the most appropriate pair that is related in the same way as the question pair.

4. How is SCAT Scored?

The SCAT (School and College Ability Test) is a standardized test designed to assess the intellectual abilities of gifted and talented students. The scoring of the SCAT test involves several steps like raw score, standard score and percentile rank.

Learn in detail here: How SCAT is scored.

5. What is a good SCAT score?

Your child’s raw score is converted to the scale score based on the test version and then compared to the results of the test scores of normal students in the higher-level grade. Hence, a good SCAT score varies with student’s grade at test.

6. How many questions are on the SCAT?

Each of the 2 SCAT sections has 55 questions. Of these, 5 unknown questions are experimental and 50 are scored. The two sections, each 22 minutes long, are separated by a 10-minute break.

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