AMC8
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Anonymous
| This year one 4th grader scored 25, that's a special kid. |
Anonymous
| Yeah it's pretty rare for a 4th grader to score 25 and doing it in this year's test, which is considered the hardest AMC8 in it's history. |
Anonymous
| Is 14 a good score for a sixth grader? |
Anonymous
That's actually a complicated question. Is it a good score for an AAP/advanced math 6th grader who hasn't prepped for contests and isn't doing something like RSM or AoPS? Absolutely! It's well above the average score for 6th graders taking the test, who are already a highly self-selected group. Is it a good score for kids who have done a lot of contest prep and are taking outside math contests? It's a respectable score, but it's not particularly impressive. |
Anonymous
Thank you, yes AAP 6th grader, who has not prepped anything except for Noetic and that also once in a while. How do I help him now? |
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If money isn't a problem, enroll him in an AoPS math contest class, either online (cheaper), or at a a local academy around this area. If he is particularly motivated to do well, you might be able to get away with just buying AoPS book with their solution manuals and he can self study from them. Also have him work on past AMC 8/Mathcounts contest problems. All of the past AMCs as well as many other contest problems can be found on the AoPS site for free. |
Anonymous
Thank you |
Anonymous
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You can see the percentiles here
https://amc-reg.maa.org/reports/generalreports.aspx For what it's worth, an AMC8 score OF 14 is about the 85%tile in the US. As the pp noted above, this is among students who choose to take the test, who are usually pretty good at math in the first place. |
Anonymous
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I'd start with the free resources on AoPS.
Alcumus lets your child set a course level, like pre-algebra, and then do contest-like practice problems. They provide a full solution for every problem https://artofproblemsolving.com/alcumus Mathcounts Trainer App helps prepare your child for mathcounts. https://artofproblemsolving.com/mathcounts_trainer For the Win is a fast, head-to-head game where kids buzz in when they know the answer. https://artofproblemsolving.com/ftw Also, there are archives of AMC8 tests and AMC10 tests from previous years + the solutions. https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_Problems_and_Solutions |
Anonymous
| Did you get the AMC8 score? Is it an email from school? |
Anonymous
The school told my son's score to him |
Anonymous
The school should be notifying. I was told with online administration you get the scores right away, but no one at my kid's school knew their score. |
Anonymous
| Some of the kids in my child MS were cheating and got good score. Observed the same in Mathcounts. |
Anonymous
| Who observed this, you or the kid? MathCounts is in person this year, so the chances of cheating are reduced. |
Anonymous
| Why is AMC8 exam spread over multiple days? I am hearing stories from my kid that some other kids are sharing exams, and other kids buying exam questions and solutions. If the kids who take exam after X days and scores high, need to find out more as to how. And either make the test questions different every day if the AMC8 has to be spread across multiple days |