CONTENT Content.. 1 Details of the competition. 2 Format of the competition 2 Type and number of Questions.. 2 Duration of the Examination... 2 Dates and Venues for the Stages and Award Giving Ceremony 2 Stages of the competition. 3 1 st Stage (State Level). 3 2 nd Stage (Final Level) 3 Award Giving Ceremony.. 4 Awards and Prizes... 5 State Level Prizes. 5 Zonal (Final) Level Prizes 5 Special Awards.. 7 How to Calculate Score... 7 Proper Shading of the Answer Sheet 8 Some Champions Whose Success Stories Started with the Maths Competition. 12 1
13th Annual National Mathematics Competition for Primary 5&6 Organized by Nigerian Turkish International Colleges & National Mathematical Center Details of the competition We are pleased to inform you about the upcoming traditional feast of mathematics for pupils, teachers and parents. It is the 13 th edition of Annual National Mathematics Competition for Primary 5&6 pupils organized by two of the leading institutions of Nigeria in the area of education; Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) and National Mathematical Center (NMC). NTIC and NMC are putting a great effort to seed the love of mathematics in pupils hearts. However, it is not only them who have branded this excellent product but it also owes a lot to thousands of pupils, teachers and parents all around Nigeria contributing to this festival with their efforts and enthusiasm. We kindly applaud every individual who adopts this competition. Thank you Nigeria! In this booklet, you will find some detailed information about the competition. We kindly request you to read through this booklet and find answers to your questions about the event. Format of the competition: It is worth reminding that this competition is only for primary 5&6 pupils from public or private primary schools all around Nigeria. Type and number of questions: Each and every stage of this competition is objective type examination involving 75 questions distributed as; 35 algebra, 15 geometry and 25 aptitude. The questions are prepared according to Nigerian Primary school syllabus but possibly in a harder level. Duration of the examination: A total of 120 minutes will be given for the questions. Dates and venues for the stages and award giving ceremony: 1 st Stage: 6 th February, 2016 Different venues in every state of Nigeria 2 nd Stage: 11 th &12 th March, 2016 NTIC Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Ogun and Yobe Award Giving Ceremony: 19 th March, 2016 NTIC Abuja and Kano 2
Stages of the competition: 1 st Stage(State Level): The first stage of the annual competition holds simultaneously in 36 states of the federation including FCT. All primary 5&6 pupils from public or private primary schools may participate in this competition. Schools may be represented by any number of students. Each participant must have an examination card filled completely which is sold by NTIC schools, NMC officers or other responsible people from schools or ministries. Each form costs N500. The best 5 pupils (academically) from each public school can access the cards without any payment. Public schools are to decide their 5 best pupils for free entry to the competition. The venues for the first stage of the competition from each state may be inquired from responsible officers from NTIC schools, NMC and Ministries of Education of the states. The competition involves 75 objective questions; 35 algebra, 15 geometry and 25 aptitude. The students will have 120 minutes of time for the examination. They will be asked to shade the necessary information and their answers into answer sheets using pencils only. Since the answer sheets are in optic format, the pupils may not be used to shade the answers and the necessary information properly. That is why we request the assistance of the teachers and the parents in teaching how to shade into the optic forms properly. Please check the page 7 for a sample shading. The reason for using the uncommon optic forms is to be able to reach the results much faster despite the fact that almost 30,000 pupils are participating into this competition. We are expecting to finalize marking the papers in a short period of time like only two weeks after the first stage. The results will be announced on the official website of NTIC & NMC. According to the results, each state will produce five (5) winners to qualify to the final stage. The results for each state will be published on the website ten days after the state level. However the results of the best 5 students in each state will only be listed in alphabetical order since they will learn their positions in the award giving ceremony of the state level (11 th March, 2016). 2 nd Stage (Final Level): The 5 winners of each state will be invited to the final stage. 3
Although the winners will be given calls to be informed about the final stage, it is the winners responsibility to check and learn the results on time. In case a winner does not come to the final stage for any reason, he/she cannot claim to proceed to the final stage anymore. But he/she still will be awarded by anything deserved for the first stage. The final stage will be conducted in 5 different locations; Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Ogun, and Yobe. The states and the centers have been arranged as follows: States Abuja, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, Abia, Rivers, Imo, Enugu, Bayelsa, Kwara Kaduna, Niger, Plateau, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue Kano, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Delta, Edo, Ebonyi Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa Center States for Final Stage Abuja Kaduna Kano Ogun Yobe Each pupil is expected to be accompanied by one teacher. If two or more pupils come from the same school, only one teacher must accompany them. If parents or more teachers want to come to the event, they have to provide their own accommodation and transport fee. Each pupil and their trainers will be awarded according to the table on page 5. The accommodation and public transport (by road) fee (to and fro) for each winner student and only one teacher from the winner school will be paid. The award giving ceremony for the first stage (state level) will hold on the same day of the arrival to the center states. (11 th March 2016). The winners of the state level will sit for the final stage examination in the following morning (12 th March 2016). They will have 120 minutes for 75 objective questions. They will leave for their destinations after the examination. Award Giving Ceremony: The states of Nigeria are grouped into two zones; Zone A and Zone B. The states in Zone A: FCT, Abia, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Edo, Imo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Rivers The states in Zone B: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara 4
The results for each zone will be published on the website five days after the final stage, except the results of the best 15 students in each zone. The best 15 students from Zone A and Zone B will be invited to Abuja and Kano, respectively for the award giving ceremonies. 3 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals will be given in both zones in the Award Giving Ceremonies. Accommodation and public transport (by road) fee (to and fro) for each winner student and only one teacher from the winner school will be paid. The awards including cash prizes, medals, certificates, plaques, school awards will be handed over at these ceremonies. (See the page 6 for the awards) Awards and Prizes: STATE LEVEL PRIZES 1. The best five pupils from each state will receive an invitation to participate at the zonal level. 2. The best five pupils from each state will be awarded with N15000, N10000, N10000, N5000, N5000 cash, respectively. 3. The best pupil from each state will obtain a 75% scholarship of tuition. 4. The pupils from 2nd to 5th position from each state will benefit a 50% scholarship of tuition. 5. The best five pupils from each state will be honored with certificates of merit. 6. The schools and teachers of best five pupils from each state will be awarded with certificates of merit. 7. The schools of the best five pupils from each state will get plaques. 8. The teachers of the best five pupils from each state will be awarded with N15000, N10000, N10000, N5000, N5000 cash, respectively. ZONAL LEVEL PRIZES 1. 3 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals will be given in each zone. 2. The best eight pupils(gold and silver medalists) from each zone will get a 100% scholarship (including tuition, feeding and hostel) 3. The pupils from 9th to 15th position from each zone will get a 100% scholarship of tuition. 5
4. The best fifteen pupils from each zone will receive a cash prize as indicated below. 5. The teachers of the best fifteen pupils from each zone will receive a cash prize as stated below. 6. The best three schools from each zone will be given special prizes. 7. The best fifteen pupils from each zone will be given certificates of merit. 8. The schools and teachers of the best fifteen pupils from each zone will be awarded certificates of merit. 9. The schools of the best fifteen pupils from each zone will be awarded plaques. 10. Kharezmi and Gauss Awards will be given to the best schools as explained in the next section. POSITIONS STUDENTS MATHS TEACHERS 1 st 300,000 200,000 2 nd 200,000 100,000 3 rd 100,000 75,000 4 th 75,000 50,000 5 th 50,000 40,000 6 th 40,000 30,000 7 th 40,000 30,000 8 th 40,000 30,000 9 th 40,000 30,000 10 th 40,000 30,000 11 th 25,000 20,000 12 th 25,000 20,000 13 th 25,000 20,000 14 th 25,000 20,000 15 th 25,000 20,000 6
SPECIAL AWARDS FOR THE SCHOOLS Kharezmi Award: This award will be given to the best schools for each Zone. The last three years final stage results will be taken into consideration on deciding the awardee school. At the first place, only the first three positions for each year will be considered. In case of equality, the other positions will also be counted. It is only the organizer s right to make the selection for the award following the above procedure. Gauss Award: The schools with the most number of excellence degrees in the state level in each zone will be awarded by Gauss Awards. In case of equality, the organizer is to decide on one of the schools considering the number of students participated from the candidate school, the average and the general performance of their students. Excellence degree will be given to all students who obtain a score (see how to calculate the score ) of 90 or more. Promising degree will be given to those who obtain a score between 85 and 90. HOW TO CALCULATE THE SCORE OF A PARTICIPANT The score of a participant is calculated with the following formula: (200 Max Rough Score Rough Score) Score 2 Rough Score A2.0255 G2.522 Apt 2.6401 A, G, and Apt represent the number of correct answers of the participant in Algebra, Geometry and Aptitude, respectively. That means, the number of correct answers in Algebra, Geometry and Aptitude are multiplied by the coefficients of the section and then added together to obtain the Rough Score. The coefficients in each section (Algebra, Geometry and Aptitude) are calculated as follows: Number of questions Coefficient of the section General Average 7
In last edition of the competition, the General Averages in each section were as follows: Algebra Average = 17.28 over 35 Geometry Average = 5.95 over 15 Aptitude Average = 9.47 over 25 According to this, coefficients are calculated as follows: Coefficient of the section Number of questions General Average 15 Coefficient of Geometry 2.522 5.95 25 Coefficient of Aptitude 2.6401 9.47 An example: Assume a participant got 26 correct answers in Algebra, 13 correct answers in Geometry and 14 correct answers in Aptitude. Then, his/her rough score will be calculated as 26 2.0255 + 13 2.522 + 14 2.6401 = 122.41 (Approximately) Finally, his/her Score is calculated as (200 173 122.41) 74.70 2 PROPER SHADING OF THE ANSWER SHEET (OPTIC FORM): For fast and correct results, the pupils are expected to make the shading properly. In the course of shading, the pupils may not be used to these optic forms. According to the past experiences, even though the invigilators informed the students about shading, many wrong shadings and challenges have been observed. It is the main problem that delays the results to come out. For this reason, this year we are going to use an improved version of the optic forms. It will enable us to reach the results as soon as possible. But we still request the help of the teachers and the parents to teach the proper shading to the pupils. You will see a SAMPLE of proper shading on optic form. Teachers and parents are requested to train the pupils about how to shade properly. In case of wrong shading, we do 8
not assume any responsibility anymore. The pupils will get the results according to how they shaded. Below, you can see a sample shading of an optic form. The sample is hypothetically illustrated by a boy named IBRAHIM ADAMU BELLO who is a Primary 6 pupil of the school FRIENDSHIP PRIMARY SCHOOL from GWAGWALADA, FCT. 9
Now, let us see in details. At the top of the optic form, there is a part where the pupil will write, in block letters, his/her full name, his/her present class, name of his/her school, state and local government where he/she lives and a contact number that we can reach him through. Only for this part, he/she can use biro. For all the other parts of the optic form, the pupil is expected to use PENCIL only. He/she will insert the letters of his/her full name in the boxes such that every box may have only a single letter. I into the first box, B into the second box, R into the third and so on. (As the sample name is I-B-R-A-H-I-M) 10
Then, he/she should find the corresponding letters under every letter. He/she should find I under I and shade it, B under B and shade it and so on. While filling out, he/she should fill in inside the circle completely without overflowing. In this part, the pupil is to shade his/her school (but not the school he/she is taking the Maths Competition). In the same way, he/she shades his/her school. Pupils from the same schools should code their schools in the same way. For example, the pupils from Friendship Primary School may all code it as Friendship Primary Sch. It will not be good to have that school name in different versions as Friendship Pry Sch, Friendship Pry School, Friendship N/P School, FNPS and so on. Thus, we need the assistance of the teachers to decide only one single version of the school name and to teach the pupils to code that version. The pupil should also shade his/her present class, gender and the type of the school. At this part, the examination number of the pupil has been shaded already. PUPILS must not touch to this part! The pupils should be asked to record their examination number when their optic form was given to them. It will assist them to receive their results in a very short time. 11
At the TEST part, the pupil is expected to shade the answers. There are numbers from 1 to 125 as shown above. For every question, there are letters from A to E. The students should shade their answers to the corresponding numbers. For example, if the answer to question 1 is B, the choice B is to be shaded for question 1. Since there are 75 questions in the examination, only the questions from 1 to 75 will be shaded. Note that, if a pupil shades more than one answer in a line, his answer will be regarded as a wrong answer. In case, he changes his mind about one of his answers, he should erase the previous one completely by using a soft eraser before marking the new choice. Note that the optic forms are being evaluated by machines. Thus, the pupils should be aware that the machine cannot read their results if: they use biros instead of pencils, they shade more than one answers for any question, they do not make proper shading. THE SUCCESS STORIES STARTED WITH THE MATHS COMPETITION At this section of the booklet, we would like to introduce some of the champions of this competition. You will see how ANMC may change a pupil s life. One of our students, Henry Aniobi got gold medal and individual highest position by obtaining the perfect score of 42 in 22 nd Pan African Mathematics Olympiad which took place in Nigeria in June 22 July 2, 2013. That score has been the highest ever in the history of that Olympiad. Henry Aniobi was one of the winners of the 3 rd edition of Annual National Mathematics competition. Master Vincent Anioke recorded a ground breaking score of 2390 out of 2400 in the SAT I Examination. SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is an international exam organized by USA and its result is valid for admission into wide range of universities across the world. Vincent Anioke has already been admitted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in USA. NIGERIAN TURKISH INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO JSS1 5 ST OF MARCH, 12 2016.