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What is the COOP?

The Cooperative Admissions Examination Program, or COOP, is a high school entrance exam taken by students in grade 8 seeking admission into Catholic high schools in the metropolitan areas of northern New Jersey. Specifically, the COOP is used within the Archdioceses of Newark and Paterson. It is a seven-section, multiple-choice standardized exam administered by CTB/McGraw Hill in conjunction with an advisory committee from the sponsoring Catholic dioceses. The COOP is an assessment designed to measure both student aptitude and achievement, and does not focus on memorized information.

Schools use COOP scores to assess how well students might do academically in their high school settings. Schools use the COOP as a common measurement of students' academic capabilities, separate from school records.

What are the different test sections on the COOP?

Section Topics Number of Questions Section Time
Sequences

COOP Sequences

This section covers topics in your ability to comprehend a rule or principle implicit in a pattern or sequence of figures, letters, or numbers. You must analyze the pattern established in a row of figures, letters, or numbers, and then select the answer choice that would either continue or complete the pattern.
COOP Sequence questions test the following concepts:

  • Recognition of spatial relationships
  • Ordered patterns
  • Progressions
  • Combinations of parts to form a whole
 Recognition of spatial relationships, patterns, progressions, and combinations 15-20 15
Analogies

COOP Analogies

This section measures the ability to discern various types of relationships among picture pairs and then to infer parallel relationships between incomplete picture pairs. These pairs are comprised of scenes, people, animals, objects, or abstract graphic symbols. You must recognize the nature of the relationship between two pictures and then, given a third picture, find an answer choice to accompany it that will produce a relationship that is parallel to that of the first two pictures.

 Ability to discern various types of relationships among picture pairs 15-20 17
Quantitative Reasoning

COOP Quantitative Reasoning

This section measures aptitude for thinking with numbers. This section attempts to present questions in a format in a manner that is dissimilar to most other mathematics achievement tests. It requires you apply quantitative aptitude, rather than learned skills.
The Quantitative Reasoning section tests knowledge of number relationships and symbol relationships.

Quantitative aptitude and math conceptualization 15-20 15
Verbal Reasoning - Words

COOP Verbal Reasoning - Words

This section measures your ability to solve verbal problems by reasoning deductively, analyzing category attributes, and discerning relationships and patterns.

  • Identification of essential elements of objects or concepts
  • Classification according to common attributes
  • Inference of relationships between separate but related sets of words
 Deductive reasoning, categorization, and pattern recognition 12-20 15
Verbal Reasoning - Context

COOP Verbal Reasoning - Context

This section measures your ability to solve verbal problems by reasoning deductively, analyzing category attributes, and discerning relationships and patterns.

  • Student's ability to solve verbal problems by reasoning deductively
  • Problems require the student to identify essential elements of concepts presented in short passages
  • Draw logical conclusions
 Ability to solve verbal problems by reasoning deductively 8-20 15
Mathematics

COOP Mathematics

Calculators are not permitted when taking the COOP. The mathematics section measures the understanding of mathematics concepts, including:

  • Number relations
  • Computation
  • Estimation
  • Operation concepts
  • Measurement
  • Geometry and spatial sense
  • Data analysis
  • Probability
  • Patterns
  • Functions
  • Reasoning
 Mathematics concepts 35-40 5
Reading and Language Arts

COOP Reading and Language Arts

The Reading and Language Arts section measures understanding of reading comprehension, language expression, and vocabulary. Overall, this section focuses on the central meaning of a passage rather than on surface details.
This section also tests how words work together to form sentences, how sentences and paragraphs come together to convey ideas, and how language conventions (such as punctuation and capitalization) combine with structures to clarify and impart meaning. In addition, covers aspects of the writing process, such as topic selection, editing, and proofreading.

 Reading comprehension, language expression, and vocabulary 45-50 40

Although the COOP's general test sections and topics typically remain the same each year, it often introduces new question styles or varies the number of questions from year to year. Calculators are not permitted on the COOP.

How long does the COOP take?

The COOP is approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes in length.

When is the test offered? How do I register for the COOP?

The COOP is administered twice a year, in October and November. COOP test dates, locations, and registration information can be found at www.coopexam.org.

How many times can I take the COOP?

You may take the COOP examination only once.

How is the COOP scored?

For each COOP multiple-choice question you answer correctly, you receive one point. You are not penalized for incorrect answers or for omitted answers. Your speed in completing each COOP section is not considered in scoring. The total number of questions you answer correctly determines your raw score. Raw scores are then converted into scaled scores, using a formula used to compensate for any differences in difficulty from test to test. The scales come from specific tables produced by the test maker. Once scores are converted to scale scores, they can be compared with the median scores of students of the same grade level.

COOP scores compare your test performance with the performance of other students.

  • A score between the 50th and 74th percentiles is considered "good".
  • A score at or above the 75th percentile is considered a "very strong" score.

Raw scores for each section are determined by crediting one point for each question answered correctly. There is no deduction penalty for any question answered incorrectly, so it pays to answer as many questions as possible, even if you guess.

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