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Cambridge Primary Checkpoint Tests

Cambridge Primary Checkpoint is designed to help students learn by

providing comprehensive feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in the
key curriculum areas – English, mathematics and science.

The tests are exclusively available to schools that offer Cambridge Primary and
are generally taken at the end of the final year of the programme. They are
marked by Cambridge and provide schools with an international benchmark
for learner performance. Each learner receives a statement of achievement
and a diagnostic feedback report, giving schools invaluable information and
parents extra trust in the feedback they receive.

We hold two Cambridge Primary Checkpoint test series each year, covering all
major areas of learning in the Cambridge Primary curriculum frameworks for
English, mathematics and science.
 Why use Cambridge Primary Checkpoint Tests at ISM?

• They provide an international benchmark that enables both

individual students and the Primary School team to monitor current
attainment and identify future needs.

• To provide objective feedback on the attainment and progress of our

students at ISM, which can help to inform future teachers.

• Cambridge International Examinations also produce the Year 9

Checkpoint exams and the IGCSEs (Year 11). This helps build
continuity and progression across the school.

• At ISM we follow the Cambridge International Primary Curriculum

for English for Years 1-6. These tests relate directly to what the
students have been learning in class.

• To monitor attainment in Mathematics since the introduction of the

Singapore Maths Programme.
 When will the tests take place?

The tests will take place during the week beginning Tuesday 23rd April.

What will the school be doing to help my child prepare for these tests?

• Nearly all of what your child will be tested on has already been
covered in class as part of our English and Maths curriculum.

• We, as teachers, have identified content that has not yet been covered
and will be covering this in class over the coming weeks.

• We will also be going through past papers and helping to familiarise

the children with working under test conditions.
What can you, as parents, do to help your child prepare for these tests?

• Look through past sample papers with your child.

• Support them with the written tasks that they will be completing for
homework over the next few weeks.

• Reassure them that whilst we want to see them give their very best,
we, as adults, fully understand the pressures of tests, and that their
results will not define their entire Year 6! Their efforts and
achievements across the whole year will also be taken into account.

• Reassure them that the purpose of these tests is to find out just how
much they have learned and how we can best help them in the
future.

• This is an opportunity to show just how much they know and can do.
We are not trying to catch them out!
 The Tests

ENGLISH

• 2 papers (1 fiction and 1 non-fiction)

• 1 hour for each paper

Students will be tested on their ability to do the following:

Reading

• Demonstrate understanding of implicit meaning in texts.

• Recognise conventions and evaluate viewpoint, purpose, themes and
ideas in texts.
• Explain, comment on and analyse the way writers use stylistic and other
features of language and structure in texts.
• Demonstrate understanding of explicit meaning in texts.
Writing

• Select and develop content and use register and language appropriate to
genre, purpose and audience.
• Use a range of sentence structures and punctuation accurately to convey
meaning and create particular effects.
• Use accurate spelling.
• Structure and organise ideas coherently using sections or paragraphs.
Writing Mark Scheme
 The Tests

MATHEMATICS
• 2 papers (1 non calculator and 1 calculator allowed)
• 45 minutes for each paper

Students will be tested on their ability in the following areas:

• Probability
• Tables and Graphs
• Area and Perimeter
• Length, Mass and Capacity
• Position and Movement (Co-ordinates and translations)
• Shapes and Geometric Reasoning (2D and 3D Shapes, Angles)
• Time (timetables, calendars, duration of time)
• Calculation
• Numbers and the number system
REVISION MATERIALS
ENGLISH
REVISION MATERIALS
MATHEMATICS
GRADING OF CHECKPOINT EXAMS

PASS

FAIL
 PAST RESULTS

Percentage of Students achieving Good or Above

2015 = 85.5%
2016 = 86%
2017 = 88%
2018 = 89%
PAST RESULTS
 PAST RESULTS

Percentage of Students achieving Good or Above

2015 = 82.5%
2016 = 81%
2017 = 80%
2018 = 87.5%
PAST RESULTS
INTERNATONAL AVERAGE SCORES VERSUS ISM AVERAGE SCORES
Averages ENGLISH READING USAGE WRITING
2015 Int. Av. 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
ISM Average 4.4 4.0 4.5 4.6
2016 Int. Av. 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6
ISM Average 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.6
2017 Int. Av. 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6
ISM Average 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5
2018 Int. Av. 3.7 3.7 - 3.7
ISM Average 4.6 4.4 - 4.6
INTERNATONAL AVERAGE SCORES VERSUS ISM AVERAGE SCORES

Checkpoint English Results 2015-2018

5

4,5

3,5

2,5

1,5

0,5

0
2015 Int. Av. ISM Average 2016 Int. Av. ISM Average 2017 Int. Av. ISM Average 2018 Int. Av. ISM Average
INTERNATONAL AVERAGE SCORES VERSUS ISM AVERAGE SCORES
Averages MATHS GEOMETRY/ HANDLING NUMBER
MEASURES DATA
2015 Int. Av. 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
ISM Average 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5
2016 Int. Av. 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8
ISM Average 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.5
2017 Int. Av. 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
ISM Average 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
2018 Int. Av. 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7
ISM Average 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.7
INTERNATONAL AVERAGE SCORES VERSUS ISM AVERAGE SCORES

Checkpoint Maths Results 2015-2018

5

4,5

3,5

2,5

1,5

0,5

0
2015 Int. Av. ISM Average 2016 Int. Av. ISM Average 2017 Int. Av. ISM Average 2018 Int. Av. ISM Average
 Évaluations Nationale Françaises
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Year 6 French National Exams
(FRANÇAIS – maths)

Ø Les examens de l’Éducation Nationale ont été conçus par la ministère pour
évaluer le niveau des enfants en fin d’école primaire (CM2 en France, classe
6 à l’ISM).

Ø En France, ils ne sont pas obligatoires (è c’est moi qui les corrige).

Ø Comme ce sont des examens externes, ils nous permettent d’évaluer de

manière objective les apprentissages des enfants (depuis le début de l’école
primaire).

Ø Nos programmes étant basés sur ceux de l’Éducation Nationale, ces

examens s’inscrivent parfaitement dans le processus d’apprentissage de vos
enfants.

Ø Ils auront lieu du 13 au 17 mai.

 FRANÇAIS

• Examen divisé en 3 parties

• 1 heure pour chaque partie
• Réussite : + 50 %

Les élèves seront évalués sur toutes les compétences du programme grâce à
des exercices de difficulté variée :

Ø La lecture (compréhension)

Ø L’expression écrite (contenu, structure, orthographe, grammaire,

conjugaison)

Ø Leurs connaissances spécifiques

* en orthographe (dictée, par exemple)

* en grammaire
* en conjugaison

Ø Leur vocabulaire
PAST RESULTS
Comment être prêt pour ces examens ?

Ø Travail régulier toute l’année (faire ses devoirs, étudier ses leçons, …)

Ø Lire régulièrement

Ø Révisions (en classe et comme devoirs)

Ø Examens blancs (fin avril, début mai)