This is CogAT. They use the MAP to determine who will take it. The kids need to score in the 90th percentile in reading and math (fall scores) to be eligible to take CogAT in January. And yes, they are only using 2/3 of the test. To me, it would seem as verbal would be more of a roadblock to non native speakers not the quantitative section.
If they use MAP to determine who takes the GT screener, they will miss all kinds of kids, like a kid who didn't test well on the particular day of the MAP test, a kid who has not been exposed to higher level materials because they haven't been learning anything new, a kid who is already developed underachieving tendencies. MAP is a great test of what a kid already knows, but it really has little to do with whether you are GT or not. An extremely bright kid who would not test GT on IQ tests could nonetheless do very well through hard work on the MAP. IMO, they should give the CogAT to all the kids. Or at least allow the CogAT to anyone who asks, or accept outside testing that shows the child is GT.
