| CAT4 Digital Levels A-G |
Test time* |
Approximate time needed for instructions, examples and practice items |
Approximate length of test session |
| Part 1 |
| Figure Classification |
10 minutes |
5 minutes |
30 minutes + settling time |
| Figure Matrices |
10 minutes |
5 minutes |
| Part 2 |
| Verbal Classification |
8 minutes |
5 minutes |
41 minutes + settling time |
| Verbal Analogies |
8 minutes |
5 minutes |
| Number Analogies |
10 minutes |
5 minutes |
| Part 3 |
| Number Series |
8 minutes |
5 minutes |
41 minutes + settling time |
| Figure Analysis |
9 minutes |
5 minutes |
| Figure Recognition |
9 minutes |
5 minutes |
| *A timer appears on screen and counts down from the time allocated to each test. This cannot be overridden as the tests in CAT4 are strictly timed. If a student does not reach the end of the test in the given time, the test will time out and the student will be moved to the next section or will exit the test. |
The CAT4 reports explained and how to interpret the report
What is CAT4?
The Cognitive Abilities Test Fourth Edition (CAT4) which assesses how well a student can think about tasks and solve problems using a range of different questions. Some tasks involved thinking about shapes and patterns (Non-verbal Reasoning), some with words (Verbal Reasoning) or numbers (Quantitative Reasoning) and, finally, some questions were answered by thinking about shape and space together and imagining a shape being changed and moving (Spatial Ability).
The CAT4 test gives an indication of your potential to learn in each of these areas
The results of the CAT4 can be used to help you decide which subjects best suit your learning potential.
How to read the report
A bar graph will be provided, giving the results of student’s potential to learn in the 4 areas (verbal, Quantitative, Non- verbal and Spatial)
The yellow band in the middle, represents the ‘average’ results for a student of the same age across Ireland.
Keep in mind your report is personal to you and you can identify where you’re learning strengths lie.
Matching Learning areas with Subjects
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Learning Area
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Leaving Cert Subjects that compliment this area
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Verbal: Learning with words
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English, Languages, History, Religion, Geography, Home Economics, Business, Biology
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Quantitative: Learning with numbers
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Maths, Science, Business
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Non-verbal: Learning with shapes and patterns
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Science, Business, Music, PE, Business
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Spatial: Learning with shape and 3-dimensional space
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Wood Technology, Art, Graphics, Engineering, PE, Science
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- Some subjects overlap with more than one learning