2020 ICASPARTICIPATIONGUIDE

ICAS HELPSSTUDENTS &SCHOOLS BE THE BEST THEY CAN BEICAS is the most comprehensive

educational assessment program

available. As an annual benchmark

of learning progress, it puts

powerful knowledge in your hands.

ICAS does not test recall of curriculum content, so students do not need to study for it.

It assesses the higher order thinking and problem-solving skills needed for success in:

l English

l Mathematics

l Science

l Writing

l Digital Technologies.

BENEFITS TO SCHOOLSICAS’s rich diagnostic reports provide powerful insights into:

� Where individual students are succeeding and where they may need extra focus

� Performance across year levels, classes and other subgroups

� Strengths and weaknesses at a whole school, grade and class level

� Student performance in comparison to peers nationally

� Student progress over time.

BENEFITS TO PARENTSICAS reports enable parents to:

� Pinpoint their child’s strengths — which skills they excel in

� Identify skill areas to be worked on, either for remediation or skill development

� See the answer their child gave to each question, as well as the correct answer

� Track educational performance as their child moves through school

� Obtain an independent, external view of how their child is performing

� See their child’s comparative performance nationally.

UNSW Global ICAS certificates also recognise student achievement.

SKILLS ASSESSED

ENGLISH MATHEMATICS SCIENCE � Text comprehension � Writer’s craft � Syntax � Vocabulary

� Algebra and patterns � Chance and data � Measures and units � Number and arithmetic � Space and geometry

� Observing and measuring � Interpreting data � Applying data � Investigating � Reasoning and problem solving

WRITING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES � Text purpose and structure � Language choices that enhance the writing

� Syntax and grammar � Punctuation � Spelling

� Common operating systems and hardware

� Graphics and multimedia � Internet and email � Programming and scripting � Spreadsheets and databases � Word processing

PAPER

Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and fill in your

NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION.

Use a pencil. Do NOT use a coloured pencil or a pen.

Rub out any mistakes completely.

You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

Mark only ONE answer for each question.

Your score will be the number of correct answers.

Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers.

There are 30 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1–30).

Use the information provided to choose the BEST answer from

the four possible options.

On your ANSWER SHEET fill in the oval that matches

your answer.

You may use a calculator and a ruler.

B2018 SCIENCEDO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED.30 QUESTIONS

TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES

STUDENT’S NAME:

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Educational Assessment Australia

2018 EnglishICASDear Student Thank you for participating in the 2018 ICAS - English. You scored 50 out of 60. Your score was in the top 4 percent of Year 10 participants

in Australia. 2018 English Performance

The graph below shows your 2018 English score and your performance in each of the different areas assessed.

Percentage of questions answered correctly

0%

100%

Total Score

50 / 60Text comprehension 26 / 31

Writer’s craft 11 / 14

8 / 6

x a t n y SVocabulary

7 / 7

your score

average Year 10 score in Australia

range of Year 10 scores in Australia excluding the top 10% and bottom 10%

Comparative English Performance

Students in Australia from Year 2 to Year 12 participated in ICAS. The graph below compares your performance to year levels above

and below (where available for the last eight years).

Year 11 - students in the year above you

English performance

Low in Year 2

High in Year 12

Year 10

Year 9 - your year group last year

Year 8 - your year group 2 years ago

Year 7 - your year group 3 years ago

Year 6 - your year group 4 years ago

Year 5 - your year group 5 years ago

Year 4 - your year group 6 years ago

Year 3 - your year group 7 years ago

your performance ( if in bottom 10 per cent or non-attempt, if in top 10 per cent)

average performance in Australiaperformance range excluding the top 10% and bottom 10%

Further details can be found on the back of this page. You can access the questions and student report by logging on to the Student Portal

on our website (www.eaa.unsw.edu.au) using your TAP-ID ( 1234-5670-90 ) and PIN ( 0000 )

Yours sincerely

Dr Rob ForageChief Executive OfficerUNSW Global SAMPLE STUDENT

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN ICASJOIN EDUCATORS IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES TAPPING INTO ICAS TO ENHANCE STUDENT & SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

1 HOW TO GET STARTED ICAS Coordinator(s): Nominate staff to coordinate ICAS in your school. Resources and support for ICAS Coordinators are available online in the Tools for ICAS Coordinators at www.eats.com.my/icas-info.

Order ICAS:

� Complete your order online at www.eats.com.my/enter-icas

� Orders to be submitted online no later than each subject’s ICAS closing date.

Payment methods: Interbank Giro/Interbank Fund Transfer (IBG/IBFT), Cheque and cash deposit.

2 COMMUNICATE Promote the benefits of ICAS to students, parents and colleagues. Resources to assist you with this are available online in the Tools for ICAS Coordinators at www.eats.com.my/icas-info.

3 RECEIVE YOUR ORDER Approximately two weeks prior to the ICAS assessment date(s) you will receive:

� ICAS assessment papers and answer sheets

� ICAS administration instructions

� Return-addressed envelopes for returning the completed answer sheets.

If the delivery period falls during school holidays, we will aim to deliver your ICAS materials the week before the school holiday period begins or immediately after school resumes.

4 SIT THE ASSESSMENTS Administer ICAS assessments under normal examination conditions.

5 RETURN ANSWER SHEETS Return the completed answer sheets as per the process detailed in the administration instructions immediately after the assessment.

6 REVIEW YOUR REPORTS Approximately 10-12 weeks after the ICAS assessment you will receive:

� Email notification that your online reports are available

� Hardcopy reports which are sent by courier service.

7 DISCUSS/PLAN � Use the ICAS guides to help view and interpret your ICAS data� Encourage your colleagues to review and discuss ICAS data in staff/team

meetings and decide what your next steps will be. s Please note: Your local ICAS representative can provide training and support on using ICAS’s diagnostic reports.

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF ICASSUPPORT FOR TEACHERSTools and resources are available to help your school take maximum advantage of ICAS, including:

� In school training and support

� Comprehensive ICAS assessment frameworks

� Diagnostic report guides

� Videos and tutorials

� FAQs and more.

SUPPORT FOR COORDINATORSIf you are new to coordinating ICAS at your school, we have all steps covered for you.

To get started, simply visit our website to access the Tools for ICAS Coordinators which has everything you and your colleagues need to manage the assessments smoothly.

RESOURCES FOR PROMOTING ICASA comprehensive set of materials are available to promote ICAS to teachers, parents and students including:

� A letter to parents

� ICAS posters

� ICAS brochures and flyers

� ICAS presentation to parents and students

� Information for your school newsletter, website and Facebook page.

� MOE Malaysia endorsement

These are all available in the

online Tools for ICAS Coordinators.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSAlternative assessment dates:

If your school is unable to sit ICAS on the official date(s), please complete and submit an Alternative Sitting Date Request Form available online in the Tools for ICAS Coordinators. Alternative dates are not automatically granted and conditions will apply.

TO ACCESS SUPPORT RESOURCES VISIT www.eats.com.my

2020 DATES & PRICES

YEAR LEVELS & CORRESPONDING ICAS PAPERSMALAYSIAN YEAR LEVELS Std 2 Std 3 Std 4 Std 5 Std 6 F1 F2 F3 F4

F5 & L6

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ICAS PAPER Introductory A B C D E F G H I J

ENGLISH

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

WRITING

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVEYOUR SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE:� Quality, full-colour assessment booklets developed

by teachers and subject experts

� Answer sheets inserted into the assessment booklets for easy distribution

� A set of administration instructions to assist supervising teachers to invigilate each assessment and return the completed answer sheets

� Pre-addressed envelopes for returning completed answer sheets for marking

� Online access to all your school’s ICAS results via the ICAS School Portal

� Detailed school diagnostic printed reports with individual question and diagnostic analyses for each year level

� UNSW Global certificates — for the school and for the ICAS Coordinator.

EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE:� An engaging and challenging full-colour assessment

booklet

� An individual diagnostic report highlighting strengths and areas for development

� Online access to their own ICAS results, which can be viewed and downloaded

� A UNSW Global certificate recognising their achievement—Participation, Merit, Credit, Distinction and High Distinction.

SUBJECT CLOSING DATE FOR ORDERS SITTING DATES ENTRY FEE (INCL.GST)

Digital Technologies Tues 10 March Tues 14 April RM45.00

Science Tues 24 March Tues 28 April RM45.00

Writing Tues 12 May Wed 24 June RM75.00

English Tues 16 June Tues 21 July RM45.00

Mathematics Tues 30 June Tues 4 August RM45.00

Please note:• For each subject entered there is a minimum of ten entries per school.• To be eligible for medals, ICAS must be taken on the official sitting date.

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UNSW Global

PO Box 8020Alexandria NSW 2015Australia

T: (AUS) +61 2 89362210E: assessments@unswglobal.unsw.edu.auW: www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/assessments

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