Test+Format

=**Gifted Education Programme 2014 **= =** Mathematics Assessment Format for P5 **=

(30 min) || 35% ||  ||   ||   ||   || (50 min) ||^  || (45 min) ||^  || (Done continuously, for selected topics only*) ||^  || (30 min) || 15% ||  ||   ||   ||   || (50 min) ||^  || (1 h) ||^  || (Done continuously, for selected topics only*) ||^  || (50 min) || 50% ||  ||   ||   ||   || (1 h 40 min) ||^  ||
 * ** Assessment ** || ** Type ** || ** Component/Marks/Duration ** || ** Weighting ** ||
 * Continual Assessment 1 || Common Test 1 Part 1 (Sections A & B) || Pen-and-Paper Test: 20 marks
 * ^  || Common Test 1 Part 2 (Section C) || Pen-and-Paper Test: 30 marks
 * ^  || Common Test 1 Part 3 || Investigation: 25 marks
 * ^  ||   || Daily Assignments : 10 marks
 * Continual Assessment 2 || Common Test 2 Part 1 (Sections A & B) || Pen-and-Paper Test: 20 marks
 * ^  || Common Test 2 Part 2 (Section C) || Pen-and-Paper Test: 30 marks
 * ^  || Common Test 2 Part 3 || Investigation : 25 marks
 * ^  ||   || Daily Assignments : 10 marks
 * Semestral Assessment || End-of-Year Examination Paper 1 (Sections A & B) || Pen-and-Paper Test: 40 marks
 * ^  || End-of-Year Examination Paper 2 (Section C) || Pen-and-Paper Test: 60 marks
 * Total || 100% ||

The Common Test 1 Part 3 paper will involve generalising number patterns (quadratic for P5), and the Common Test 2 Part 3 paper will involve investigative problem solving including Principals of Counting. The use of calculators is allowed.


 * Conversion of Marks for Continual Assessment **

Overall Marks for Continual Assessment = (Marks in CT Part 1 + Marks in CT Part 2 + Marks in CT Part 3 + Marks in Daily Assignments)x 20/17


 * Pen-and-Paper Test Format **

( ** no ** working required; units provided ) || 10 (CT Part 1) || 1 || 10 (CT Part 1) || ( working required; units provided ) || 5 (CT Part 1) || 2 || 10 (CT Part 1) || Structured/Long-answer ( working required; units **not** provided ) || 9 (CT Part 2) || 2, 3, 4, 5 || 30 (CT Part 2) ||
 * ** Section ** || ** Item Type ** || ** Number of questions ** || ** Marks per question ** || ** Weighting ** ||
 * A || Short-answer
 * ^  ||^   || 20 (Exam) ||^   || 20 (Exam) ||
 * B || Short-answer
 * ^  ||^   || 10 (Exam) ||^   || 20 (Exam) ||
 * C || Short-answer/
 * ^  ||^   || 18 (Exam) ||^   || 60 (Exam) ||
 * Total || 24 (CT) || 1 – 5 || 50 (CT) ||
 * ^  || 48 (Exam) ||^   || 100 (Exam) ||