FCAG sponsored a featured speaker on Feb. 24th, 2013 at Longfellow Middle School. Prof. Arthur Benjamin ( http://www.math.hmc.edu/~benjamin/ ) gave speech to about around 400 audiences ( planned for 200 audiences). Prof. Arthur first showed a new 'invisible' card magic he never … [Read more...]
AMC 8, 2012 sponsored by FCAG
2012 AMC 8 (http://amc.maa.org/e-exams/e4-amc08/amc8.shtml) was held on Nov. 13, 2012. It was Tuesday. My son took AMC 8 through FCAG sponsored free AMC 8 test. (FCAG is a non-profit organization helping gifted and talented kids and their parents in Fairfax county. Actually, they … [Read more...]
The brief history of Fairfax County Public School’s Policy toward Algebra 1 in 7th Grade
In 2001-02, FCPS required a minimum IAAT percentile score of 98%ile, plus a good score on an exceptionally difficult “Math Seven Assessment” test. That was the first year of a FCPS 3-year extreme anti-acceleration regime. In 2004-05, the pendulum started to swing, the required … [Read more...]
Riverside GT Center – some basic info
Back in 2002-03, GTAC members received a document showing 19 students admitted to the GT Center program from the six Cluster IV elementary schools that would feed into Riverside: Fort Belvoir (3); Mt. Vernon Woods (3); Riverside (3); Washington Mill (6); Woodlawn (2); and … [Read more...]
the link to IAAT publisher’s website
http://www.riverpub.com/products/iaat/index.html … [Read more...]
Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test
"To take Algebra 1 in 7th grade, a FCPS sixth grade student must first take the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) in sixth grade, and do well enough so that FCPS is willing to let them take the 8th grade Math SOL test." … [Read more...]
In FCPS, seventh grade students normally take one of three math courses: Algebra 1, Honors Math 7, or Math 7.
In FCPS, seventh grade students normally take one of three math courses: Algebra 1, Honors Math 7, or Math 7. To take Algebra 1 in 7th grade, a FCPS sixth grade student must first take the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) in sixth grade, and do well enough so that FCPS is … [Read more...]