Please be informed that students from the Metro Manila area, attending a training for the 2013 International Mathematic Competition (IMC)-Singapore at the Arellano University will take their 2013 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)- English at the Arellano University- Legarda on Saturday, July 27, 2013.

The ICAS will start at 9am to 10:30. Each participant must have 2B or B pencil (not pen), an eraser. Dictionary, Thesaurus, Mobile phones and other electronic gadgets are not allowed during the competition.

The 2013 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) – Mathematics has reached 2500+ participants from more than 75 schools across the Philippines. The ICAS-Mathematics scheduled on August 10, 2013 will be conducted in different venues.

The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Mathematics assesses students’ skills and knowledge across five strands:

• Algebra and Patterns – Involves patterns of numbers, relationships between numbers and the use of symbols to stand for unknown or variable numbers.
• Chance and Data – Involves mathematical treatment of data and statistics.
• Measures and Units – Involves properties of the physical world that can be measured, the units used to measure them and the process of measurement.
• Number and Arithmetic – Involves types of numbers, their properties and number operations. The strand has strong links with Measures and Units, Algebra and Patterns and Chance and Data. It also has some links with Space and Geometry.
• Space and Geometry – Involves the properties of two-dimensional and three-dimensional space.

There are differences in content across papers to ensure they are appropriate for year levels.

Papers A, B, C, D and E

• Calculators are not permitted.
• Formal algebra is not tested. The emphasis is put on pattern, structure and puzzles.
• Formal geometry is not tested (except for a few items in Paper E). The emphasis is put on spatial skills.

Papers F, G and H

• Calculators are required.
• Formal algebra is tested. Students are expected to be familiar with some conventions of algebra.
• Formal geometry is tested. Students are expected to be familiar with some conventions of geometry.

Test structures are as follows:

Here are the following participants of the 2013 ICAS Mathematics. Those participants whose names have been inadvertently missed out in the lists are advised to inform Mr. Edmond Reyes immediately so that arrangement may be made.

The contest venues of the ICAS Mathematics will be announced later next week since communication is underway with the respective schools.

NOTE: Please be informed that it is what the participants write their names during the competitions is what will matter most.