Websites to "study" for CogScreen & related ADD tests

[pmstudent]

I was diagnosed in childhood with ADD (without hyperactivity) in the mid 90's. Last took medication for it in the late 90's. No medical visits regarding it sense. I'm hopeful the diagnosis was wrong, or that I cope better now, because it doesn't seem to be a current problem.

I'm glad to see the FAA just made less expensive "no ADD" testing allowed, if you pass those tests well enough without showing any concerns.

Are there recommendations to online tests where I'd be able to see how I do, and perhaps by doing them over some time, might improve my score a bit?

I'm thinking something like luminosity, pilotaptitudetest, cognifit, etc.

These of course aren't scientific, aren't really shown to be useful in any way other than possibly improving your score using their games/tests, wouldn't be usable as evidence to FAA, and aren't guaranteed to predict my actual future testing results.

But, I'm wondering if anyone else found those useful to "study" for the CogScreen and related ADD tests, and if there's a specific site that might be useful in this situation.

(I see Dr. Bruce is beyond highly recommended, and I'll definitely be using him when I'm ready to start the process.)

 

[AggieMike88]

(I see Dr. Bruce is beyond highly recommended, and I'll definitely be using him when I'm ready to start the process.)

I would counsel to consult with him today.

Dr. Bruce has been involved in enough cases where he could quickly determine if doing what you propose will work.

And if the answer is "no", then you haven't burned time or cash on a medical certification attempt that won't ever get out of the gate.

If the answer is "yes", you might gain some valuable information on how to proceed so your effort turns out the best result.

I wish you luck! Keep us apprised of your progress!

 

[bbchien]

Ugh! Many of the tests are self validating. That means they self disqualify if you’ve prepped it - they can tell. That leaves the neuropsych with fewer tools with which to acquit you.

Cogscreen is impossible to prep/ it was designed so. There are no copies lying around; they are owned by the LLC, and there are a dozen versions.

All I would suggest are lumosity exercises.

You can’t help that for 20 years you were taught “to the test”....

 

[Cogscreamer]

I had a post a few months ago regarding what's involved with the Cogscreen test: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/cogscreen.108790/#post-2495798

I did about 2-3 months of Lumosity beforehand, and I think it was worthwhile. I think $15/month is exorbitant long-term, but as a sort of 'cram session', it was one of the cheapest things I've done in the long road of getting my SI! Since Lumosity grades you against your age group (as does Cogscreen), you can get a feel for how well you're actually doing overall, and if you're weak in a particular test category, you can see that as well.

These of course aren't scientific, aren't really shown to be useful in any way other than possibly improving your score using their games/tests

You nailed that - you can improve your Lumosity score by playing Lumosity games, but that doesn't necessarily translate into actually improving your cognitive abilities (one thing I noticed with Lumosity is that their scoring seemed heavily weighted around personal high scores, rather than performance averages - well of course you're going to increase your score over time based on that sort of assessment).

However, I felt that Lumosity helps get you into a mindset of cognitive testing, and helps provide a little comfort/familiarity for when you do get to the Cogscreen portion. If you can see up front that you're actually doing okay against your age group, you shouldn't be as nervous about the Cogscreen outcome.

 

[John j jewett]

Here’s a link to my sub Reddit with ALL the online practice tests and test descriptions. It is the CogScreen-AE HOLY GRALE and I’ve helped many pilots.
Here it is :

https://www.reddit.com/r/CogScreen/...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

I hope this is helpful to you all!

 

[Kenny Phillips]

Play a lot of Freecell or Solitare or Wordle; that'll be more valuable in the long run, by keeping your mind off of the cogscreen.

 

[Chris Charanza]

Here is some advice from someone who literally just took the cogscreen 9 days ago (me), don't attempt to study for it. Go to wherever you are being examined (if out of town) get a hotel and get a good nights rest. As other people have said before it is not something you can "study" for. Just get a good nights rest the night before and go into the testing with an open mind. Assuming you don't have any actual cognitive defects you'll do fine. The stress of the weeks and weeks leading up to the testing was far worse than the actual testing itself. Below I'm attaching the link the the post i made a few days ago about my experience. You can practice things like the digit span test and trail making but that's really about it.

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/neuropsychological-testing-complete.137598/

 

[Anon]

As someone who had to go through all this (psycheval, cogscreen, hims) because of being diagnosed with depression: Yes you can prepare for those tests, but it is NOT advisable. The software recognises if you have prepared extensively.
If you want to get a feeling for what you have to go through, search for "pilot aptitude testing" or psychological testing battery.
There is enough on the open market and has been for decades