International
English Competion for Schools
Competition Date:
Tuesday 19 July
If you have
difficulties with this date, please contact
IEEAC
immediately.
Entries close:
Monday 20 June
Entry Fee:
SGD$7.00 per student.
Payment: By
bankdraft in Singapore dollars. Brunei cheques/money orders will not be
accepted.
Aims of the Competition
The aims of the
International English Competitions for Schools are
to:
- provide an
opportunity for all students to gain a measure of their own achievement in
an external assessment situation
- monitor individual
progress across a range of skills and knowledge in English
- recognise and reward
achievement at all levels
- provide students,
parents, teachers and schools with a comprehensive analysis of student
performance.
How many years are
assessed?
There are eight papers:
- P3: 45 items/45
minutes
- P4: 50 items/50
minutes
- P5: 60 items/1 hour
- P6: 60 items/1 hour
- Lower Sec 1: 80
items/1 hour 15 minutes
- Lower Sec 2 & 3: 80
items/1 hour 15 minutes
- Upper Sec 4 & 5: 80
items/1 hour 15 minutes
- PU1 & PU2: 80 items/1
hour 15 minutes
All students should sit
the paper for the Year in which they are currently enrolled.
If you are unsure about
the appropriate paper for your students, please contact
IEEAC.
Each Year Level is
marked as a separate group.
The Competition is comprised of a variety of multiple-choice items.
Each question is worth one mark. The total score is the number of correct
answers. No marks are deducted for wrong answers.
How are the assessments
structured?
Each assessment covers a
wide range of skills in reading, language and spelling across both literary
and factual genres and text types. The skills are clearly specified to enable
schools to relate student results to curriculum outcomes.
The following is a
sample range of International English Competitions
for Schools test specifications which indicates the range of skills in the
various assessment strands.
Reading: Factual
texts
Identifies:
- temporal sequencing
- broad textual form
(literary/factual)
- generic textual
purpose
- textual conventions
(author, title, etc)
- classification
- aspects of
description
- image sequencing
- single pieces of
information
Spelling
Spells accurately:
- high frequency words
with simple/common spelling patterns
- commonly used
homonyms
- all digraphs
- three-letter
consonant blends
- compound words
- basic sight and
function words
- alphabetical order
Reading: Literary
texts
Identifies:
- main characters
- setting
- simple theme
- point of view
- audience
- related information
- figurative language
- main idea
- events
Language: Syntactical
Identifies:
- tense
- main clause
- pronoun
- functions of clauses
- correct modality
- grammatical usage
- grammatical function
- pnctuation
Language: Textual
Identifies:
- figures of speech
- point of view
- literary devices
- technical language
- stylistic elements
- meaning of words in
context
- varied use of tense
Can the assessments be
compared between years?
There are common items
in each assessment that enable each year to be compared with the years above
and below it. This means that schools can compare the relative performance of
students both in and between years.
Can the assessments
cater to a wide range of student ability?
The assessments have
been developed so that all students will be able to participate successfully
in each paper. Papers are ordered from the easiest items to the most difficult
items. This means that all students will complete enough of the paper so that
diagnostic data can be provided on their performance. However, there will be a
sufficient range of more difficult items to discriminate the performances of
the very best students.
Will the assessments
still be able to rank and identify high levels of student performance?
Yes, as always the
International English Competitions for Schools will
identify all levels of student performance and provide certificates of
relative achievement and medals for the highest performing students.
Awards
Medals
are awarded to the top student in each year level in Brunei, at the discretion
of IEEAC.
Certificates are
awarded on the following basis:
- High Distinction (to
the top 1% of entrants in each year level in Brunei)
- Distinction (to the
next 10% of entrants in each year level in Brunei)
- Credit (to the next
20% of entrants in each year level in Brunei)
- Participation (to all
students who do not qualify for one of the above Certificates.)
Eligibility for Awards
To be eligible for the
award of a Medal, candidates must generally have sat the paper on the official
date. In special circumstances, permission may be given to sit on an alternate
date. In this case, students will receive Certificates but may not be eligible
to receive a Medal.
Candidates must have
been supervised as for an external examination. Neither the supervisor, nor
any invigilator assisting, should be a family member or relative of any
candidate attempting the Competition.
To ensure the integrity
of the Competition, IEEAC reserves the right to
investigate any factors which may affect student performance and eligibility
for awards.
Results
All students receive a
diagnostic report on their performance and a Certificate suitable for
inclusion in a portfolio.
Schools receive valuable
statistics which will enable them to compare their students' achievements with
the rest of their country.
Each Year Level is
marked separately. For this reason students should enter the Year Level in
which they are currently enrolled in Brunei schools.
Confidentiality of
school statistics is maintained at all times and, as with all
English Competitions, IEEAC
does not use these statistics to draw comparisons between schools or school
systems.
General enquiries to:
E–mail:
ieeac@ieera.org
