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The Iar ExamS for the Talent Identification Program
The Baylor Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development launched its Talent Identification Program in the Fall of 2021.
To qualify for recognition as a Baylor TIP Scholar, students must take either the Knowsys IAR or IAR 8/9 exam. For more information on the two exams, see below.
For more information and to register to participate in the Baylor TIP program, visit the Baylor TIP page.
Click the image above for a downloadable information PDF on the IAR.
Overview:
Standard audience: High School Juniors and Seniors and Baylor TIP Grades 7+ (for the IAR Version) or 8th and 9th Graders and Baylor TIP Grades 4-6 (for the 8/9 Version)
Testing Time: 2 hours
Sections: 4
Questions: 110
Format: Online
Math/Science Sections
2 sections
30 questions, 30 minutes per section
Math (74%) and Science (26%)
Tested Math Content (44 questions)
Algebra
Data Analysis
Advanced Math
Geometry
Trigonometry (not on the IAR 8/9)
Tested Science Content (16 questions)
Reading graphs, tables, & schematics
Understanding complex data
Evaluating conclusions & hypotheses
Making generalizations, deductions, & predictions
Reading/Writing Sections
2 sections
25 questions, 30 minutes per section
Reading (40%), Writing (50%), and Vocabulary (10%)
Tested Reading Content (20 questions)
Comprehension (details, inference, main idea)
Analysis (compare/contrast, logic, point of view, purpose, structure, & tone)
Tested Writing Content (25 questions)
Grammar (boundaries, modifiers, parallelism, possessives, pronouns, subject/verb agreement, and verbs)
Writer’s Craft (focus, purpose, transitions, use of data, and words and expressions)
Tested Vocabulary Content (5 questions)
Analogies
Sentence Completions
Words in Context