The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Forms 7 and 8 measure students’ verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal figural reasoning abilities and assists educators in determining instructional strategies.

Authored by Dr. David F. Lohman of the University of Iowa and Dr. Joni Lakin of Auburn University, CogAT:

• - Measures three separate cognitive domains to provide a more comprehensive perspective on a student’s reasoning abilities
• - Offers superior technical quality
• - Links teachers to instructional strategies through unique Ability Profiles
• - Delivers predictive data in conjunction with the Iowa Assessments™ to highlight significant discrepancies between expected and actual academic achievement