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ICAS Science

The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) – Science assesses skills in the areas of:

Interpreting data, including:

  • observing
  • measuring
  • interpreting diagrams, tables and graphs

Applying data, including:

  • inferring
  • predicting
  • concluding

Higher order skills, including:

  • investigating
  • reasoning
  • problem solving

These skills are embedded in the syllabus documents of all the key learning areas and are meant to be taught in context.

The skills are tested in contexts drawn from four Science knowledge areas:

  • Earth and Beyond (incorporating the Earth Sciences and Astronomy)
  • Natural and Processed Materials (incorporating Chemistry)
  • Life and Living (incorporating Biology and Ecology)
  • Energy and Change (incorporating Physics)

To find out more about the Science skills assessed at each year of schooling in ICAS, download the ICAS - Science assessment framework PDF .

See ICAS test details for practical information including test dates, entry fees and year levels assessed in your country.

 

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