2009 AMC8 Report for all schools in Hong Kong
Number of schools returning results 4
Average of school highest score 19.75
Average school team score 54.50
# of State Student Participants 213
Overall State Average Score 11.50
Average Score by Grade level
Grade # of Students Average
6th 4 12.00
7th 33 10.61
8th 174 11.66
Number of Female Students 89
Average Score of Female Students 10.98
Average Female Scores by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 1 20.00
7th 8 10.00
8th 80 10.96
Number of Male Participants 119
Average Score of Male Participants 11.87
Average score for Males by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 3 9.33
7th 25 10.80
8th 90 12.27
2009 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students Achieving Indicated Score
SCORE MALE FEMALE TOTAL*
25
24
23
22
21 1 1
20 1 1 2
19 2 2 4
18 2 1 3
17 4 2 6
16 7 2 9
15 7 5 12
14 15 6 22
13 14 11 25
12 9 11 22
11 14 7 23
10 17 11 28
9 8 8 16
8 5 7 12
7 7 5 12
6 1 6 7
5 3 3
4 1 3 4
3 1 1
2 1 1
1
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
2009 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students by Grade
Achieving indicated Score
SCORE 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
25
24
23
22
21 1
20 1 1
19 1 3
18 3
17 6
16 1 8
15 2 10
14 2 20
13 1 3 21
12 1 20
11 3 20
10 1 8 18
9 5 11
8 1 11
7 4 8
6 2 5
5 1 2
4 4
3 1
2 1
1
0(@)
0($)
(@) These students attempted some of the problems
($) These students attempted none of the problems
Note: Some students failed to indicate a grade
2009 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Schools with 3+ students
Achieving team Scores
SCORE school count
58 1
57 1
53 1
50 1
Table of Item Difficulty for the 2009
American Mathematics Contest 8
Tabulation of responses by 213 Students
Percent of Responses
ITEM A B C D E OMITS ?
____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
1 0.00 0.00 2.35 1.41 96.24* 0.00 0.00
2 0.47 1.88 2.82 93.90* 0.47 0.47 0.00
3 7.98 0.94 88.26* 1.41 1.41 0.00 0.00
4 4.23 78.87* 2.82 8.45 5.16 0.47 0.00
5 4.69 5.63 15.02 69.01* 3.29 2.35 0.00
6 78.87* 4.23 3.29 4.23 8.92 0.47 0.00
7 3.76 7.98 50.23* 12.68 23.47 1.88 0.00
8 20.66 37.56* 25.82 5.63 9.39 0.94 0.00
9 8.92 43.19* 16.90 17.84 10.33 2.82 0.00
10 4.69 16.43 13.15 58.22* 7.04 0.47 0.00
11 8.45 15.96 26.76 25.82* 17.37 5.63 0.00
12 17.37 22.07 7.51 45.54* 6.57* 0.94 0.00
13 6.10 75.59* 6.10 7.98 3.29 0.94 0.00
14 1.88 14.08* 72.77 7.04 0.94 2.82 0.47
15 18.31 15.49 10.33 38.03* 14.55 3.29 0.00
16 27.70 18.31 19.72 19.25* 11.27 3.76 0.00
17 15.02 23.47* 17.37 18.31 16.90 8.45 0.47
18 19.25 6.10 47.42* 15.49 8.45 2.82 0.47
19 9.39 13.15 15.96 32.86* 24.88 3.76 0.00
20 11.27 34.27 12.21 24.88* 13.62 3.76 0.00
21 14.55 36.15 18.78 15.96* 7.51 6.57 0.47
22 10.33 15.96 23.94 24.88* 20.19 4.69 0.00
23 15.02 29.11* 16.90 17.37 11.74 9.39 0.47
24 16.90 19.25 17.37 19.25 18.78* 8.45 0.00
25 12.21 15.49 24.88 16.90 19.72* 10.80 0.00
(*) Correct Response
(?) Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
erasures or two answers marked for the same problem