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- 2010 Competition and Assessment Dates
The schedule for 2010 ICAS is now available.
- How To Enter
Find out how to enter the ICAS.
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Answers to frequently asked questions about ICAS.
The ICAS (Computer Skills) provides an assessment of across-the-curriculum computer knowledge and skills for all students from Std 3 to Form 4. The competition also provides a challenge for the more able students who will be able to match themselves against their peers.
- Competition date: Tuesday, April 13th 2010
- Entries close: Tuesday, March 9th 2010
- Entry fee: RM25.00
If you have difficulties with these dates, please contact us immediately.
Aims of the Assessment
The competition aims to:
- Provide an opportunity for all students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external assessment situation
- Monitor individual progress in a range of subject-related skills
- Recognise and reward achievement at all levels
- Provide students, parents and teachers with a comprehensive analysis of student performance.
New from 2003
In todays schools, all students are required to develop computer skills that will be used across the curriculum, often referred to as computer literacy.
What does the competition test?
Competency at the level expected from a particular age group in these areas:
- Common operating systems for desktop computers (Windows, Macintosh)
- Basic internet skills
- Common computer features and peripherals
- Common features of software packages.
Potential and aptitude in more demanding areas such as:
- Tweaking, customising and making use of expert skills in software packages and operating systems
- Programming and systems analysis skills
- Computer language skills.
Conditions of entry
The competition is open to all students from Std 3 to Upper 6. Students should sit the paper for the Year in which they are currently enrolled in Malaysian schools. If you are unsure about the appropriate paper for your students, please contact us.
There are five papers:
- Std 3/4: 30 minutes/30 multiple-choice questions
- Std 5/6: 35 minutes/35 multiple-choice questions
- Form 1/2: 40 minutes/40 multiple-choice questions
- Form 3/4: 45 minutes/45 multiple-choice questions
Results
All students receive a diagnostic report on their performance.
Schools receive valuable statistics which will enable them to compare their students performance with the rest of their country.