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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School_________________________________________________willbeparticipatingintheACERImprovingLearningforSchools.

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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