2005 State Report for Alberta
Number of schools returning results 4
Average of school highest score 21.25
Average school team score 59.50
# of State Student Participants 127
Overall State Average Score 12.80
Average Score by Grade level
Grade # of Students Average
7th 40 12.90
8th 86 12.73
Number of Female Students 58
Average Score of Female Students 11.62
Average Female Scores by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
7th 13 11.23
8th 45 11.73
Number of Male Participants 67
Average Score of Male Participants 13.85
Average score for Males by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
7th 27 13.70
8th 39 13.92
2005 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students Achieving Indicated Score
SCORE MALE FEMALE TOTAL*
25 0 0 0
24 1 0 1
23 1 0 1
22 2 0 2
21 2 0 2
20 1 1 2
19 1 2 3
18 4 2 6
17 5 3 8
16 3 2 6
15 4 1 5
14 7 3 10
13 10 5 15
12 7 7 14
11 5 9 14
10 4 5 9
9 5 8 13
8 4 5 10
7 1 2 3
6 0 2 2
5 0 0 0
4 0 1 1
3 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 (@) 0 0 0
0 ($) 0 0 0
(@) These students attempted some of the problems
($) These students attempted none of the problems
(*) Total includes students who failed to mark their gender
2005 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students by Grade
Achieving indicated Score
SCORE 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
25 0 0 0 0
24 0 0 1 0
23 0 0 0 1
22 0 0 1 1
21 0 0 0 2
20 0 0 0 2
19 0 0 0 3
18 0 0 1 5
17 0 0 3 5
16 0 0 3 3
15 0 0 0 4
14 0 0 6 4
13 0 0 4 11
12 0 0 8 6
11 0 0 2 12
10 0 0 5 4
9 0 0 2 11
8 0 0 3 7
7 0 0 1 2
6 0 0 0 2
5 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 1
3 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
0(@) 0 0 0 0
0($) 0 0 0 0
(@) These students attempted some of the problems
($) These students attempted none of the problems
Note: Some students failed to indicate a grade
Table of Item Difficulty for the 2005
American Mathematics Contest 8
Tabulation of responses by 127 Students
Percent of Responses
ITEM A B C D E OMITS ?
____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
1 0.00 81.10* 9.45 9.45 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 6.30 10.24 80.31* 1.57 0.79 0.79 0.00
3 1.57 4.72 25.20 64.57* 3.15 0.79 0.00
4 14.96 3.15 75.59* 4.72 0.79 0.79 0.00
5 3.15 80.31* 4.72 2.36 9.45 0.00 0.00
6 10.24 13.39 39.37* 21.26 14.96 0.79 0.00
7 19.69 40.16* 10.24 28.35 0.79 0.79 0.00
8 9.45 9.45 6.30 9.45 61.42* 3.94 0.00
9 8.66 14.96 9.45 61.42* 2.36 3.15 0.00
10 0.79 1.57 0.79 96.06* 0.00 0.79 0.00
11 7.09 3.15 74.80* 3.94 8.66 2.36 0.00
12 0.79 2.36 11.81 77.95* 6.30 0.79 0.00
13 14.96 49.61 31.50* 0.79 0.79 2.36 0.00
14 11.02 42.52* 2.36 19.69 18.90 5.51 0.00
15 21.26 16.54 26.77* 7.87 20.47 7.09 0.00
16 3.15 4.72 9.45 26.77* 54.33 1.57 0.00
17 6.30 3.15 18.11 2.36 67.72* 2.36 0.00
18 9.45 12.60 53.54* 17.32 3.15 3.94 0.00
19 49.61* 25.20 8.66 6.30 4.72 5.51 0.00
20 29.13* 18.11 25.20 15.75 6.30 5.51 0.00
21 17.32 44.88 28.35* 3.15 3.94 2.36 0.00
22 12.60 11.81 18.11 30.71 21.26* 5.51 0.00
23 8.66 25.98* 29.13 16.54 8.66 11.02 0.00
24 13.39 18.11* 25.20 14.96 20.47 7.87 0.00
25 25.98* 18.90 9.45 14.96 16.54 14.17 0.00
(*) Correct Response
(?) Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
erasures or two answers marked for the same problem