ICAS HELPS STUDENTS SCHOOLS BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE

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2018 ICAS

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ICAS HELPS

STUDENTS &

SCHOOLS BE THE

BEST THEY CAN BE

ICAS 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:

Writing

English

Mathematics

Science

Digital Technologies.

BENEFITS TO SCHOOLS

ICAS’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 PARENTS

ICAS 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

WRITING

ENGLISH

MATHEMATICS

Text purpose and structure

Language choices that

enhance the writing

Syntax and grammar

Punctuation

Spelling

Text comprehension

Writer's craft

Syntax

Vocabulary

Algebra and patterns

Chance and data

Measures and units

Number and arithmetic

Space and geometry

SCIENCE

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Observing and measuring

Interpreting data

Applying data

Investigating

Reasoning and

problem-solving

Common operating systems

and hardware

Graphics and multimedia

Internet and email

Programming and scripting

Spreadsheets and databases

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PAPER

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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.

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ICAS

Dear 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 / 60

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 average performance in Australia performance 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 Forage

Chief Executive Officer UNSW Global

SAMPLE STUDENT

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN ICAS

JOIN 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 ICAS

Toolkit at www.icasindonesia.co.id/page/icastoolkit-icas-information/

Order ICAS:

Complete your order online at www.icasindonesia.co.id

Orders to be submitted online no later than Friday, 27 July 2018.

Payment method:

Bank Transfer.

2 COMMUNICATE

Promote the benefits of ICAS to students, parents and colleagues.

Resources to assist you with this are available online in the ICAS Toolkit at:

www.icasindonesia.co.id/page/icastoolkit-icas-information/

3 RECEIVE YOUR ORDER

Approximately one week 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 complete the seating plan that we have upload to ICAS Toolkit.

6 REVIEW YOUR REPORTS

Approximately 6–8 weeks after the ICAS assessment you will receive:

Email notification that your online reports are available

Hardcopy reports which are sent by standard mail 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.

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Please note:

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF ICAS

SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS

Tools and resources are available

to help your school take maximum

advantage of ICAS, including:

Teacher's Workshop

Comprehensive ICAS assessment

frameworks

Diagnostic report guides

Videos and tutorials

FAQs and more.

SUPPORT FOR COORDINATORS

If 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 ICAS Toolkit

which has everything you and your

colleagues need to manage the

assessments smoothly.

RESOURCES FOR

PROMOTING ICAS

A 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.

These are all available in the

online ICAS Toolkit.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Special provisions:

If your school has any special

requirements, for example, large

print or Braille assessments, please

complete and submit a Special

Provisions Form available online in

the ICAS Toolkit if required.

Alternative 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 ICAS Toolkit. Alternative dates

are not automatically granted and

conditions will apply.

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2018 DATES

SUBJECT

CLOSING DATE FOR ORDERS

SITTING DATES

Writing

Friday, 27 July 2018

14 September 2018

English

Friday, 27 July 2018

15 September 2018

Mathematics

Friday, 27 July 2018

15 September 2018

Science

Friday, 27 July 2018

22 September 2018

Digital Technologies

Friday, 27 July 2018

22 September 2018

Please note:

• For each subject entered there is a minimum fee equivalent to ten entries.

YEAR LEVELS & CORRESPONDING ICAS PAPERS

INDONESIA YEAR LEVELS

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 ICAS PAPER

Introductory

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WRITING

ENGLISH

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

YOUR 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

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ICAS HELPS STUDENTS SCHOOLS BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE

2018 ICAS

ICAS HELPS

STUDENTS &

SCHOOLS BE THE

BEST THEY CAN BE

ICAS 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:



Writing



English



Mathematics



Science



Digital Technologies.

BENEFITS TO SCHOOLS

ICAS’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 PARENTS

ICAS 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

WRITING

ENGLISH

MATHEMATICS



Text purpose and structure



Language choices that

enhance the writing



Syntax and grammar



Punctuation



Spelling



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