International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Assessment Frameworks |
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ICAS - English Assessment Frameworks |
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| PAPER G (Year 9) The student may be tested on all the preceeding years' skills as well as skills contained in this table, for example: |
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SKILLS |
Reading-Literacy Questions may require students to |
Reading-Factual Questions may require students to |
Textual devices Questions may require students to |
Syntax Questions may require students to |
Vocabulary Questions may require students to |
| Locate | information within a complex literary description (cite as EICAS/A1) | technical information in a complex explanation (EICAS/B1) | puns in a factual explanation (EICAS/C1) | an example of a shift in tense (EICAS/D1) | an example of jargon (EICAS/E1) |
| Identify | the ways in which humor can be used to enhance writing, eg cynicism, exaggeration (EICAS/A2) | supporting evidence in an argument (EICAS/B2) | the use of assonance in a poem (EICAS/c2) | the correct use of a colon (EICAS/D2) | a writer's attitude from specific language choices (EICAS/E2) |
| Interpret | multiple meanings of a book title (EICAS/A3) | information within a complex graphic (EICAS/B3) | irony in a factual text (EICAS/C3) | the effect achieved by selecting a particular tense (EICAS/D3) | the meaning of a literary expression (EICAS/E3) |
| Infer | the reviewer's interpretation of a book's theme (EICAS/A4) | the writer's intention in an argument or discussion (EICAS/B4) | the meaning of a visual metaphor (EICAS/C4) | ||
| Synthesize | the theme in a didactic poem (EICAS/A5) | information in a text to predict a possible future event (EICAS/B5) | |||
ICAS - Science Assessment Frameworks |
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| PAPER G (Year 9) Questions may require students to do all the previous years skills as well as, for example, the following: |
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Knowledge area |
Measuring and Observing |
Interpreting Data |
Predicting/ Concluding from Data |
Investigating |
Reasoning/ Problem Solving |
| Earth and Beyond | measure the size of atmospheric phenomenon such as cyclones (cite as SICAS/A1) | determine the characteristics of the Sun from graphical and tabulated data (SICAS/B1) | determine the effects of UV light on living and non-living things (SICAS/C1) | generate hypothesis and predictions in relation to the weather (SICAS/D1) | analyze data in relation to luminosity of planets and stars (SICAS/E1) |
| Natural and Processed Materials | determine the purpose of dials on measuring equipment (SICAS/A2) | understand the properties of metals (SICAS/B2) | understand molecular representations of simple molecules (SICAS/c2) | establish the sequence in writing up scientific experiments (SICAS/D2) | determine the type of products formed during chemical reactions (SICAS/E2) |
| Life and Living | identify and classify living things based on written descriptions (SICAS/A3) | identify pests in Australia from data (SICAS/B3) | understand and use biological terminology (SICAS/C3) | understand about random sampling of living things in the field (SICAS/D3) | examine exponential growth in living systems (SICAS/E3) |
| Energy and Change | measure power using specific instruments (SICAS/A4) | determine project paths from a series of photographs or diagrams (SICAS/B4) | determine units of force in specific situations (SICAS/C4) | investigate the changes between potential and kinetic energy (SICAS/D4) | deduce relative movement in rotating systems (SICAS/E4) |
ICAS - Mathematics Assessment Frameworks |
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| PAPER G & H (Years 9 & 10) Questions may require students to do all the previous years skills as well as, for example, the following: |
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Number & Arithmetic |
Algebra & Patterns |
Measures and Units |
Space and Geometry |
Chance and Data |
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| Number * Using factors and multiples of whole numbers (without using the words "factor" or "multiple") (cite as MICAS/A1.1) * Ordering and comparing all integers including negatives (MICAS/A1.2) * Ordering and comparing decimals (MICAS/A1.3) * Ordering and comparing fractions (MICAS/A1.4) * Using prime numbers (MICAS/A1.5) * Rounding to nearest whole number (MICAS/A1.6) * Rounding to given decimal places (MICAS/A1.7) * Rounding to given significant figures (MICAS/A1.8) |
Patterns * Common number patterns such as square numbers (MICAS/B1.1) * Completing number patterns where the rule is not given (MICAS/B1.2) * Choose correct description in words of a number pattern (MICAS/B1.3) * Identify an expression for a number pattern (linear) (MICAS/B1.4) * Complete a number pattern (linear) rule given in words (MICAS/B1.5) |
Measures * Measure and compare masses, lengths, areas, volumes (and capacities) (MICAS/C1.1) * Measure and compare time in days, months and years (MICAS/C1.2) * Recognise half and quarter turns (MICAS/C1.3) |
Space * Identify relative position on a picture or map (MICAS/D1.1) * Identify figures with reflection symmetry (MICAS/D1.2) * Identify nets, plans and elevations of 3D figures and vice versa (MICAS/D1.3) * Identify and continue a pattern of shapes (MICAS/D1.4) * Reflect a shape about a given axis (simple) (MICAS/D1.5) * Rotate a shape about a vertex (MICAS/D1.6) * Identify co-ordinates in first quad (MICAS/D1.7) * Identify and continue patterns based on transformations such as tessellations (MICAS/D1.8) * Combine simple reflections, rotations, translations and enlargements of simple shapes (MICAS/D1.9) * Identify a sequence of transformations that have occurred to a shape(MICAS/D1.10) * Use simple bearings (MICAS/D1.11) * Plot and identify co-ordinates in all 4 quadrants (MICAS/D1.12) |
Chance * Simple estimates of probability in words (MICAS/E1.1) * Order events on rough likelihoods (MICAS/E1.2) * Find possible arrangements of sets of objects and events (MICAS/E1.3) * Find numerical probabilities based on equally likely outcomes (MICAS/E1.4) * Find numerical probabilities based on relative frequencies (MICAS/E1.5) |
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| Arithmetic * Squaring numbers (MICAS/A2.1) * The four operations with percentages (MICAS/A2.2) * The four operations with decimals (MICAS/A2.3) * The four operations with negatives (MICAS/A2.4) * Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages (MICAS/A2.5) * Four operations with fractions (MICAS/A2.6) * Square roots (MICAS/A2.7) * Indices and powers (MICAS/A2.8) * Proportions stated using combinations of fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios (MICAS/A2.9) * Operations with scientific notation (standard form) (MICAS/A2.10 |
Algebra * Solve complex number puzzle expressed in words (MICAS/B2.1) * Solve a linear equation with one unknown (MICAS/B2.2) * Given a variety of constraints on x choose a possible value (MICAS/B2.3) * Collect terms in an expression (MICAS/B2.4) * Choose a correct expression of a relation given in words (MICAS/B2.5) * Change the subject of a formula (MICAS/B2.6) * Substitute values into an expression (MICAS/B2.7) * Identify plots of values of a function on a graph (MICAS/B2.8) * Identify an algebraic formula (linear) derived from a situation (MICAS/B2.9) * Common number patterns such as square numbers (MICAS/B2.10) * Completing number patterns where the rule is not given (MICAS/B2.11) * Choose correct description in words of a number pattern (MICAS/B2.12) * Identify an expression for a number pattern (linear) (MICAS/B2.13) * Complete a number pattern (linear) rule given in words (MICAS/B2.14) |
Units * Select appropriate metric unit to measure a quantity (mL, L, cm, m, km etc) (MICAS/c2.1) * Choose appropriate order of magnitude of mass, length, area, volume (capacity) or time (MICAS/c2.2) * Convert between standard decimal units (MICAS/c2.3) |
Shape * Names of basic shapes and their basic features (MICAS/D2.1) * Identify by looking shapes or solids which are the same or similar (the terms congruence”, “similarity” not needed) (MICAS/D2.2) * Names of basic solids and their basic features (MICAS/D2.3) * Symmetry problems using solids (MICAS/D2.4) |
Data * Complete a basic table (MICAS/E2.1) * Read a column graph (bar chart) (MICAS/E2.2) * Read a basic table (MICAS/E2.3) * Read a two way table (MICAS/E2.4) * Read a picture graph (pictogram) (MICAS/E2.5) * Read a range of common graphs and charts (eg line, tally etc) (MICAS/E2.6) * Complete a two way table (MICAS/E2.7) * Interpret a range of common graphs, charts and statistical diagrams (MICAS/E2.8) * Interpret pie charts (MICAS/E2.9) * Identify correctly drawn pie charts (MICAS/E2.10) * Find modes from simple categorical data (MICAS/E2.11) * Obtain likelihoods from data (MICAS/E2.12) * Find medians (MICAS/E2.13) * Find means (MICAS/E2.14) * Make estimates of future or unknown values from data sets (MICAS/E2.15) * Calculate range (MICAS/E2.16) * Use (and choose) averages to compare sets of simple data (MICAS/E2.17) |
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| Measurement * Calculate areas of rectangles (MICAS/C3.1) * Calculate areas of shapes based on rectangles (MICAS/C3.2) * Estimate angles ±20 degrees or less (MICAS/C3.3) * Calculate perimeters of rectangles or shapes based on rectangles (not all lengths given) (MICAS/C3.4) * Calculate circumferences and areas of circles (MICAS/C3.5) * Calculate volumes of shapes based on rectangular prisms (MICAS/C3.6) * Find surface areas of prisms (MICAS/C3.7) * Calculate areas and perimeters of polygons (MICAS/C3.8) * Calculate parts of circumferences and areas of circles (MICAS/C3.9) * Calculate areas and perimeters of triangles (MICAS/C3.10) * Use congruence or similarity to calculate measures (MICAS/C3.11) * Find volumes of prisms and cylinders (MICAS/C3.12) * Find missing lengths of right angled triangles using Pythagoras (MICAS/C3.13) |
Geometry * Calculate internal angles of a triangle (MICAS/D3.1) * Calculate internal angles of a quadrilateral (MICAS/D3.2) * Calculate angle sums based on 90, 180 and 360 degrees (MICAS/D3.3) * Identify angle categories: acute, obtuse and reflex (MICAS/D3.4) * Solve simple angle problems with line crossing 2 parallel lines (MICAS/D3.5) * Solve angle problems with polygons (not triangles or rectangles) (MICAS/D3.6) |
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