Subjects
ICAS papers are skills-based. For more details click on the corresponding subject icon in the summary table below:
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General computer skills drawn from a range of curriculum areas and focussing on a variety of computing contexts, including: |
• common operating systems and hardware |
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Reading and language skills in a range of texts. Students are required to locate, identify, interpret, infer and synthesise information in and about texts, focusing on the aspects of: |
• reading for meaning in factual texts |
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Mathematical skills in a range of contexts from the following areas: |
• algebra and patterns |
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Scientific skills in the subject contexts of Earth and Beyond, Energy and Change, Life and Living, Natural and Processed Materials, and including: |
• knowledge |
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Spelling of words that range from simple spelling patterns to difficult or unusual spelling patterns, in four different contexts: |
• applying rules and conventions |
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Constructing an aspect of a narrative text or a form of persuasive writing, demonstrating: |
• language choices that enhance the writing |
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