英国私校入学CAT4测验

一、什么是CAT4?

Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4),是一项针对学生认知能力的标准化测验,在英国被广泛使用,主要用于评估7至17岁学生的学习潜力和思维能力,测验的难度会根据学生的年级做相应的调整。

CAT4 能帮助学校了解学生的长处和需加强的弱点,并提供因材施教的宝贵资讯。

二、考试模式与题型

考试模式

考试使用电脑形式进行,须在学校或官方认证考试地点参加考试。

共有四个题型,测验时间不超过45分钟,题型为选择题,题目主要涵盖以下几种类型:

  • 言语推理 (Verbal Reasoning): 

  1. 词汇关系 (Verbal Classification)测试学生理解词汇之间关系的能力,学生需要找出具有相同关系的词组或词语
    The correct answer is cloud.
    All words describe things that are usually coloured only in a white colour. Zebra and panda are incorrect because they are coloured in black and white. Apple and lion are incorrect because they do not have a white colour.
  2. 类比推理 (Verbal Analogies):要求学生从一组词汇中,找出与其他词汇在逻辑上相似的项目。
    The correct answer is foal. A puppy is a baby dog, just like a foal is a baby horse. Pony is incorrect because it refers to a type of horse that is small, but not a baby horse. Stallion is incorrect because it is an adult male, ungelded horse. Cat is incorrect because it is a different animal than a horse. Hoof is incorrect because it is a body part of a horse.
  • 数学推理 (Quantitative Reasoning):

  1. 数字系列 (Number Series):测试学生理解数字模式和系列的能力,学生需要找出或预测下一个数字。
    The correct answer is 3. In this series, the pattern is as follows: first, 2 is added, then 4 is subtracted; then 2 is added again, then 4 is subtracted, and so on. The pattern is: +2, -4, +2, -4, … The last two numbers in this series are 5 and 7. 7 is larger than 5 by 2, so the next number in the series should be smaller than 7 by 4. 7–4 = 3 Therefore, 3 is the correct answer.
  2. 数字类比 (Number Analogies):类似于词汇类比,要求学生从给定的数字中找出具有相同关系的数字。
    The correct answer is 26. The simple possible connection between the numbers in the first pair (15 → 50) is: 15 + 35 = 50. However, the second pair (10 → 35) does not share that same connection, as: 10 + 35 ≠ 35 (notice that the difference is 25: 10 + 25 = 35) Therefore, there must be a more complex connection. Since 50 is not divisible by 15, a possible connection would be one made from multiplication and addition/subtraction. Some of the possibilities are: 15 × 2 + 20 = 50 / 15 × 3 + 5 = 50 / 15 × 4 – 10 = 50. More connections can be written; however, you should try the simple ones first. Checking those connections on the second pair yields: 10 × 2 + 20 = 40 ≠ 35 / 10 × 3 + 5 = 35 / 10 × 4 – 10 = 30 ≠ 35. The connection which applies for both pairs is the second one, which is: X × 3 + 5, where X is the number on the left side of the pair. Therefore, the correct answer is 7 × 3 + 5 = 26.
  • 非言语推理 (Non-verbal Reasoning):

  • 形状系列 (Figure Classification):要求学生辨识形状或图案之间的关系,并选出符合关系的形状。

  1. The correct answer is 3. All pictures consist of two identical figures mirroring one another horizontally. The only choice that follows that pattern is 3. Answer 1 contains two identical figures with the same orientation (no mirroring). In answer 2, the figures do not mirror one another – just an upside-down copy of one another. In answer 4, the figures are different in size. In answer 5, the figures touch each other and share a side – in contrast to all three pictures in the question.
  2. 图案完成 (Figure Matrices):学生需要观察图案中的空白处,并选择合适的形状来填补。

The correct answer is 5. In this question, in the top row, from left to right, the figure rotates 90° counterclockwise and changes from white to black. Therefore, for the second row, the figure on the left should rotate 90° counterclockwise and change from black to white. Hence, the 5th choice is the correct answer.

  • 空间推理 (Spatial Ability)

  1. 形状旋转 (Figure Analysis ):学生必须将一个形状在脑中进行旋转,并找出与之匹配的图案。

    The correct answer is 2.

    • The paper has one hole punched and is folded 3 times. 
    • If we open the first crease which covers one hole it would result in the next picture having 2 holes.
    • If we open the second crease which covers 2 holes it would result in the next picture having 4 holes.
    • If we open the third crease which covers 4 holes it would result in the final picture having 8 holes. 

    Answers 3 and 5 are incorrect because they do not have 8 holes. Answer 4 is incorrect because the hole placement is wrong.

  2. 形状识别 (Figure Recognition):测试学生理解辨识能力,要求学生根据单一平面图形找到对照形状。

The correct answer is 4.

 

 

三、成績解讀

标准分数 (Standard Age Score, SAS)

CAT4 的核心计分方式是标准分数 (SAS),这是将原始分数转换为标准分数后,依据学生的年龄进行调整。SAS 提供了一个相对于同龄人的比较基准,能够更准确地反映学生的相对能力。

查看成绩主要以SAS 为主,满分是145,英国平均分数(SAS)为100分。

  • 得分小于74分属于认知能力低
  • 得分区间为89-111分是普通平均水准
  • 得分高于127分以上,属于很高的认知能力

得分在140分左右,是属于全英国认知能力顶尖的5%人

  • 百分位排名 (National Percentile Rank, NPR):
  • 百分位排名显示了学生在同龄组中的相对位置。例如,若学生的百分位排名为 75,这意味着他们的分数高于 75% 的同龄人。这种计分方式让学校能够迅速了解学生的相对表现。

标准九分 (Stanines, ST)

CAT4 的另一个常用分数是标准九分 (Stanines),将学生的分数分为九个范围,从 1 (最低) 到 9 (最高),其中 5 是中位数。这是一个简单的分数范畴,用于将学生分成不同的能力组别。以下为对照图: