{"id":752,"date":"2023-05-26T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portfolio.sfdesk.com\/cpt\/?p=752"},"modified":"2023-05-26T18:36:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:36:22","slug":"new-york-city-private-schools-admissions-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.sfdesk.com\/cpt\/2023\/05\/26\/new-york-city-private-schools-admissions-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Private Schools Admissions Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>PRIVATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Which test will my child be asked to take?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The test that your child will be asked to take depends on the school and your child\u2019s grade. See the list below for the tests that she might be asked to\u00a0take. A description of each test follows the first section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pre-Kindergarden, Kindergarten and First Grade<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">ERB-AABL (ERB- Admission Assessment for Beginning Learners)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">ERB-ECCA (ERB-Early Childhood Admission Assessment) or\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">ERB-WPPSI-IV (ERB- Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence IV)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Second Grade<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">ERB-CTP-4 (Comprehensive Testing Program- fourth edition)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">ERB- ECCA (The Early Childhood Admission Assessment) or ERB-WISC- IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale- fourth edition) or THE ECAA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Third Grade<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">ERB-CTP-4 (Comprehensive Testing Program- fourth edition)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">ERB- ECCA (The Early Childhood Admission Assessment) or ERB- WISC- IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale- fourth edition) or THE ECAA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Fourth and Fifth Grades<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\">The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">ERB-CTP-4 (Comprehensive Testing Program- fourth edition)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Middle School (6th, 7th and 8th grades)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\">ERB-CTP-4 (Comprehensive Testing Program- fourth edition)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Description of Exams<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>ERB-AABL (ERB- Admission Assessment for Beginning Learners)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The ERB-AABL is an online test that is administered to children on an iPad. It measures children\u2019s math skills, quantitative reasoning (the application of math skills to solve problems), and verbal and literacy skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>ERB-ECCA (ERB-Early Childhood Admission Assessment) or\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>ERB-WPPSI-IV (ERB- Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence IV)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The ERB-ECCA or ERB-WPPSI-IV is a modified versions of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary IQ test that tests nonverbal and verbal intelligence. It includes eight of the subtests of the Wechsler. The tests includes two main sections, verbal and non-verbal, and four subtests within each of those two sections. The four verbal sub-tests are vocabulary, similarities, information and comprehension. The four non-verbal subtests are block design, matrix reasoning, bug search and picture concepts.\u00a0<\/span>The test is administered one-on-one and usually takes about 45 minutes. It is very important to note that the ERB-ECCA can be taken only once in an admissions cycle. Children are compared to other children in their three month age band. As three months is a considerable amount of time in the development of a four or five year old child, it is best to have your child take the exam when she is at the end of a three month age band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>ERB-CTP-4 (Comprehensive Testing Program- fourth edition)<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><\/b>The ERB-CTP-4 is an assessment for grades 1-11 that measures student achievement in English and mathematics. In grades 3-11 the test includes quantitative reasoning and verbal sections. The CTP online exam includes a science section for grades three through eleven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>ERB- ECCA (The Early Childhood Admission Assessment) or ERB-WISC- IV\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i>(Wechsler Intelligence Scale- fourth edition) or THE ECAA<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i><\/i><\/b>The ERB-ECCA is a modified version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- fourth edition (WISC-IV). It is an i.q. test that measures verbal and non-verbal skills, working memory and processing speeds. It includes ten of the fifteen subtests found on the WISC-IV.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The verbal subtests are vocabulary, similarities, arithmetic, comprehension and information. The non-verbal subtests are picture concepts, block design, matrix reasoning, coding and picture completion. The test is administered one-on-one and takes from 60 to 90 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><\/b>The lower level ISEE for candidates to fifth and sixth grades includes four sections and an essay. The exam measures verbal and quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension, mathematics achievement and writing skills. The test takes about two hours and twenty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><\/b>The middle and upper level ISEE include four sections and an essay. The exams measure verbal and quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension, mathematics achievement and writing skills. The tests take about two hours and forty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Resources<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">The\u00a0<a class=\"broken_link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220623161634\/https:\/\/www.erblearn.org\/uploads\/media_items\/2014-15-ecaa-one-to-one-whattoexpect.original.pdf\">ERB\u2019s Pre-K to Grade 4 Testing Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li8\"><span class=\"s1\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220623161634\/http:\/\/isee.erblearn.org\/pdf\/03_Upper\/guide.pdf\">Upper Level ISEE\u00a0Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRIVATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS Which test will my child be asked to take? The test that your child will be asked to take depends on the school and your child\u2019s grade. See the list below for the tests that she might be asked to\u00a0take. A description of each test follows the first section. 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