InternationalBenchmark Tests in English,Mathematics & Science
IBT provides quality assessmentsl Acomprehensiveassessmentofstudentperformanceandability.l Highqualitytestquestionsthatengagestudentsacrossallabilitylevels.l SpecificTIMSS*questionstoprovidestudentswiththeopportunityandchallengeofassessing
theirperformanceoninternationaltestquestions.l Studentperformanceisrecognisedbythepresentationofsubjectwisereportsandeithera CertificateofHonour,DistinctionorParticipation.
*Approximately50countriesparticipateinTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy(TIMSS)visitwww.timss.acer.edu.auformoreinformation.
IBT assessesl English:ReadingComprehension;Spelling;Punctuation;Grammar;andVocabulary
l Mathematics:Number;Measurement;Space;andChanceandData.
l Science:EarthScience;PhysicalScienceandLifeScience
Subject Class No.ofQuestions Time
English 3to6 40 40min
English 7to10 45 45min
Mathematics 3and4 40 40min
Mathematics 7to10 45 45min
Science 3to8 40 40min
IBT provides detailed reports l Individualreportshighlightskills,strengthsandweaknessesandgivedetailedexplanationsofthe conceptsbeingassessed,
l Ascaledscoreenablesameasureofstudent’sprogressbetweenyears.
l School,regionalandinternationalpercentilescompareandbenchmarkstudentperformance
l StudentsinGrades4,5,8and9sittingeithertheMathematicsorSciencetestwillbeableto comparetheirresultstocountriesparticipatingintheInternationalTIMSSStudy.
l Highqualityfeedbackcanbeusedtoimprovelearning.
Education AwardsThetopachieverineachclassineachsubjectwillbeawardedaCertificateofHonor,andaCashAwardofRs2000/-.Studentswhoscoreinthetop5%willreceiveaCertificateofDistinction.AllotherstudentswillreceiveaCertificateofParticipation.
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He/shewillappearfor(tickwhicheverisappropriate) oMaths oEnglish oScience
PleasefindattachedDraft/Chequeno.___________________________Dated_________________infavourof‘ACERIndiaProject’ payableNewDelhi.
1subjectRs150/-
2subjectsRs300/-
3subjectsRs400/-
TheIBTprogramconsistsofpaperandpencilbasedtestsinEnglishandMathematicsforGrades3–10andScienceforGrades3–8.ThesetestsaredesignedtomeasurestudentperformanceandabilityinkeygenericskillsandassiststudentsinImproving Learning
Benefits of IBT
Studentswillbeabletomeasuretheirintrinsicabilitiesandpotentialforlearningandbeabletopinpointtheirstrengthsandweaknessesonskillsandconceptsrelatedtotheirschoolwork.Studentscangotowww.india.acer.edu.auforpracticetests.
Parentswillbeabletoobserveandmonitortheirchild’sperformanceandprogressthroughanindependentandinternationallyacceptedassessmenttool,andgetaclearpictureofwhattheirchildcanandcannotdo.
Schoolswillbenefitfromareportingsystem,basedongloballyacceptedstandardsandbeabletocomparetheirstudentswithinclasses,nationallyandinternationally.NationalandInternationalbenchmarksprovideusefulcomparisonsandthetestresultscanbeusedtoassistindevelopmentofcurriculumandwherenecessaryremedialintervention.
About Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
l ACERisaninternationalresearchleaderinthedynamicworldofeducation.
l ACERisanindependenteducationalresearchorganization,establishedin1930andcelebratedits75thanniversaryin2005.Itisrecognizedforthecomprehensiveservicesitprovidestotheeducationcommunitybothnationallyandinternationally.
l ACERhasalargenumberofinternationalclientsincludingtheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,UNESCO,AsiandevelopmentBankandAusAid.
l ACERistheconsortiumleaderfortheOECD-PISAprograminmorethan50countriesandmanagestheAustraliancomponentoftheTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy(TIMSS)andtheCivicsEducationStudy.
l ACERisdevelopingaNationalAssessmentforentryintoUniversitiesintheUK,inconjunctionwiththeUniversityofCambridgeLocalExaminationsSyndicate(UCLES).AnumberofUKuniversitiesnowuseACER-designedtestssuchastheGAMSATandUMATforentryintomedicalschools.
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