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2015 Writing
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools
Dear Chung Chi Sheuk
Thank you for participating in the 2015 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools - Writing. You scored 17 out of 37. Your
score was in the top 11 percent of Primary 6 participants in Hong Kong.
2015 Writing Performance
The graph below shows your 2015 Writing score and your performance in each of the different areas assessed.
Primary 5
Form 1
Primary 3
Total Score
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Form 6
17 / 37
Genre
6 / 19
Textual Grammar
4/ 8
Syntax/Punctuation
4/ 6
Spelling
3/ 4
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your score
average Primary 6 Hong Kong score
range of Primary 6 scores in Hong Kong excluding the top 10% and bottom 10%
average score for the year above and/or below your year
Comparative Writing Performance
Students in Hong Kong from Primary 3 to Form 6 participated in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools - Writing. The
graph below compares your performance to year levels above and below (where available for the last six years).
Low in Primary 3
Writing performance
High in Form 6
Form 1 - students in the year above you
Primary 6
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your performance (
if in bottom 10 per cent or non-attempt,
if in top 10 per cent)
average performance in Hong Kong
performance range excluding the top 10% and bottom 10%
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Chung Chi Sheuk performed well above average in Syntax/Punctuation and Spelling and above average
in the skill area of Textual Grammar. This result may indicate an area of strength for Chung Chi Sheuk.
This graph compares Chung Chi Sheuk’s performance on
the other Primary 6 students.
CHUNG CHI SHEUK
0613-0797-06
this
year’s assessment
Primary 6 Class B
ABC Public School
1234567
to the performance of
2015 Writing - ABC Public School (1234567)
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DETAILED ANALYSIS
The following table shows the aspects of writing, grouped by criterion, achieved by students in this year level. Aspects of
writing you did not achieve are shaded (
).
The Score description describes the skill
assessed at each score in the criterion.
Criterion
- Score Score description
1-1
Thematic Development: Stay on the topic
1-2
Thematic Development: Integrate selected objects into narrative
Area assessed
Genre
Genre
Primary 6
students in
Hong Kong
achieved
97%
22%
2-1
2-2
2-3
Narrative Structure: Structure a simple narrative which includes an event
Narrative Structure: Structure a narrative to deliberately create a complication
Narrative Structure: Develop the complication by including some structural elements
Genre
Genre
Genre
98%
30%
2%
3-1
3-2
3-3
Narrative Devices: Attempt to use at least one narrative device (eg humour, sensory detail)
Narrative Devices: Include at least one effective narrative device (eg humour, sensory detail)
Narrative Devices: Include several narrative devices (eg humour, sensory detail) to engage the reader
Genre
Genre
Genre
50%
12%
1%
4-1
4-2
Imagery: Build a simple image or attempt to use a figurative device (eg simile, metaphor)
Imagery: Build an effective image or include an effective figurative device (eg simile, metaphor)
Genre
Genre
18%
3%
5-1
5-2
5-3
Descriptive Vocabulary: Use appropriate vocabulary across the narrative
Descriptive Vocabulary: Use some effective vocabulary to enhance the narrative
Descriptive Vocabulary: Use a range of effective vocabulary to enhance the narrative
Genre
Genre
Genre
68%
22%
2%
6-1
6-2
Tense: Use tense consistently and appropriately
Tense: Use tense for creative effect or include a deliberate and successful tense shift
Textual Grammar
Textual Grammar
37%
1%
7-1
7-2
Cohesion: Maintain cohesion by almost always using pronouns and connectives appropriately
Cohesion: Maintain cohesion by always using pronouns and connectives appropriately
Textual Grammar
Textual Grammar
93%
42%
8-1
8-2
8-3
Sentence Structure: Structure most sentences correctly
Sentence Structure: Structure nearly all sentences correctly, including some for narrative effect
Sentence Structure: Structure nearly all sentences correctly with some complex types for narrative effect
Textual Grammar
Textual Grammar
Textual Grammar
84%
42%
10%
9-1
9-2
Syntax: Use syntax (grammar within sentences) correctly on almost all occasions
Syntax: Use syntax (grammar within sentences) correctly on all occasions
Syntax/Punctuation
Syntax/Punctuation
53%
8%
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-4
Punctuation: Indicate sentence boundaries using capital letters and full stops
Punctuation: Indicate sentence boundaries and use nearly all simple punctuation correctly
Punctuation: Use nearly all simple and complex punctuation correctly
Punctuation: Use all simple and complex punctuation correctly
Syntax/Punctuation
Syntax/Punctuation
Syntax/Punctuation
Syntax/Punctuation
98%
81%
24%
1%
11-1
11-2
11-3
Spelling: Spell nearly all high frequency words with common letter patterns correctly
Spelling: Spell nearly all words with less common letter patterns correctly
Spelling: Spell nearly all words with unusual letter patterns correctly
Spelling
Spelling
Spelling
100%
98%
13%
This column lists the criterion number
followed by the score. The maximum
possible score in each criterion
ranges from 2 to 4.
Aspects of writing not achieved by
this student are shaded. Chung Chi
Sheuk achieved three out of four scores
possible in criterion 10 (Punctuation)
The Area assessed column
list the broader skill area.
These values represent the
percentage of students who achieved
the score in Primary 6 in Hong Kong.
ICAS-Writing uses the same criterion and the same score for all students from Primary 3 to
Form 6. Only scores achieved by Primary 6 students in Hong Kong will be shown in this table.
CHUNG CHI SHEUK - Primary 6 Writing - ABC Public School (1234567)