Grade 2 Gifted and Talented Assessment

South Carolina Board of Education Regulation 42-220 requires the administration of assessments measuring cognitive, academic, and/or artistic abilities to identify students for district gifted and talented programs.

For Fall 2024, South Carolina’s Grade 2 students will take Form G, Level 7 of the Iowa Assessments and Form 8, Level 8 of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) for this purpose.

Required CogAT Tests

Form 8, Level 8

Verbal Battery

• Picture Analogies*

• Sentence Completion*

• Picture Classification*

Quantitative Battery

• Number Analogies*
• Number Puzzles*
• Number Series*

Nonverbal Battery

• Figure Matrices*
• Paper Folding*
• Figure Classification*

* All nine tests are combined to obtain a Composite Aptitude score.

Required Iowa Core Battery Tests

Form G, Level 7

Reading

• Reading: Picture Stories*
• Reading: Sentences*
• Reading: Stories*

Mathematics

• Mathematics:  Part 1**

• Mathematics:  Part 2**

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Optional Iowa Assessments

Form G, Level 7

Core Battery

• Vocabulary

• Word Analysis

• Listening

• Language

• Math Computation

Based on the results from the norm-referenced tests, a secondary screening using a performance assessment may be required for possible candidates (SC Performance Tasks Assessments).

* All three reading subtests need to be completed to receive a total Reading score. The Reading subtests are listed in online testing as Reading: Part 1 and Reading: Part 2.

** Mathematics (Part 1 and 2) need to be completed to receive a Total Math score.

Resources to Support Fall 2025 Testing

• Summary of Test Materials Returned for STC Email Form
  
  
• Request for Additional Test Materials
  
  
• Acknowledgment of Receipt of Materials 
  
  
• Test Security Violation Application Login Information
  
  
• DTC-STC Test Security Agreement Form
  
  
• Monitor Test Security Agreement Form
  
  
• TA Security Agreement Form
   
• South Carolina Teacher Reference Guide
   
• South Carolina Test Administration Manual (Online Testing)
  
  
• South Carolina Test Administration Manual (Paper)
  
  
• CogAT Interactive Ability Profile System
  

• Scoring and Reporting
  • DataManager Reporting Quick Guide
    
  
  
• Gifted Talented Program Grade 2 Brochure for Parents and Students
  • Brochure in English
  • Brochure in Spanish
  
  

​Fall 2025 Assessment Workshops

Pre-test Workshops for District Test Coordinators

SC Fall 2025 GT Pretest Workshop: Paper Administration

Recording available here

Session materials available here

SC Fall 2025 GT Pretest Workshop: Online Administration

Recording available here

Session materials available here

Post-Test Workshop for District Test Coordinators

Recording available here

DataManager Proctor Trainings

Proctor training is offered to the district and building test coordinators, as well as the test administrators.
A self-paced, blended learning training is offered in addition to the three live trainings below. 

Live Training Sessions:

Monday, September 15, 2025, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM EST

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST 

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Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST 

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