UNSW Testing 2007

In 2007 more than a million students participated in ICAS competitions across Australia. Top performing students in each state and territory are awarded a gold University Medal. In 2007 students from Ironside State School won 7 Medals across a range of disciplines. 

This year the competition included tasks, which assessed students’ skills in:

o general skills

o word processing

o graphics/multimedia

o databases/spreadsheets

o internet/email

The competition included tasks, which assessed students’ skills in:

o Reading – literary

o Reading – factual

o Language – usageo Language – grammar

The competition included tasks, which assessed students’ skills in:
o Number
o Measurement
o Chance and Data
o Space
o Algebra

The competition included tasks, which assessed students’ skills in:

o Observing/Measuring

o Interpreting

o Predicting/Concluding

o Investigating

o Reasoning/Problem Solving