2005 State Report for Manitoba                

           Number of schools returning results        2
           Average of school highest score        19.50
           Average school team score              56.50

           # of State Student Participants           67
           Overall State Average Score            12.22

                       Average Score by Grade level

                   Grade         # of Students  Average

                    7th              11          10.09
                    8th              56          12.64



           Number of Female Students                 24
           Average Score of Female Students       11.33

                       Average Female Scores by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   7th                1           3.00
                   8th               23          11.70



           Number of Male Participants               42
           Average Score of Male Participants     12.86

                       Average score for Males by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   7th               10          10.80
                   8th               32          13.50




                     2005 American Mathematics Contest  8
                   Number of Students Achieving Indicated Score



                 SCORE        MALE       FEMALE       TOTAL*
                  25            0            0            0
                  24            0            0            0
                  23            1            0            1
                  22            1            0            1
                  21            1            0            1
                  20            2            0            2
                  19            0            0            0
                  18            2            1            3
                  17            0            0            0
                  16            3            1            4
                  15            4            1            5
                  14            3            3            6
                  13            5            6           11
                  12            1            1            2
                  11            3            3            6
                  10            8            1            9
                   9            3            3            6
                   8            1            1            2
                   7            2            0            3
                   6            0            1            1
                   5            1            0            1
                   4            1            1            2
                   3            0            1            1
                   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            0            0
              23          0            0            0            1
              22          0            0            0            1
              21          0            0            0            1
              20          0            0            0            2
              19          0            0            0            0
              18          0            0            0            3
              17          0            0            0            0
              16          0            0            1            3
              15          0            0            0            5
              14          0            0            0            6
              13          0            0            3            8
              12          0            0            0            2
              11          0            0            1            5
              10          0            0            2            7
               9          0            0            1            5
               8          0            0            1            1
               7          0            0            0            3
               6          0            0            0            1
               5          0            0            1            0
               4          0            0            0            2
               3          0            0            1            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      67 Students
                             Percent of Responses


    ITEM    A         B         C         D         E       OMITS       ?
    ____  _____     _____     _____     _____     _____     _____     _____

      1    0.00     76.12*    17.91      5.97      0.00      0.00      0.00
      2    5.97      7.46     85.07*     0.00      1.49      0.00      0.00
      3    8.96      4.48     32.84     40.30*    11.94      1.49      0.00
      4   17.91      2.99     73.13*     4.48      1.49      0.00      0.00
      5    2.99     85.07*     7.46      0.00      4.48      0.00      0.00
      6   17.91     16.42     38.81*    13.43     13.43      0.00      0.00
      7   20.90     28.36*     2.99     38.81      7.46      1.49      0.00
      8   17.91      8.96      5.97     11.94     52.24*     1.49      1.49
      9   14.93     17.91     13.43     49.25*     4.48      0.00      0.00
     10    1.49      0.00      1.49     97.01*     0.00      0.00      0.00
     11   13.43      5.97     68.66*     5.97      4.48      1.49      0.00
     12    4.48      1.49     10.45     67.16*    14.93      1.49      0.00
     13    8.96     37.31     44.78*     8.96      0.00      0.00      0.00
     14    7.46     52.24*     2.99     20.90     16.42      0.00      0.00
     15   14.93     22.39     34.33*    11.94     13.43      2.99      0.00
     16    5.97      2.99      7.46     37.31*    41.79      4.48      0.00
     17   10.45      5.97     20.90      8.96     53.73*     0.00      0.00
     18   11.94     13.43     53.73*    16.42      4.48      0.00      0.00
     19   35.82*    34.33     13.43      8.96      5.97      1.49      0.00
     20   38.81*    13.43     23.88     14.93      5.97      2.99      0.00
     21   17.91     34.33     34.33*     4.48      5.97      2.99      0.00
     22   16.42     22.39     16.42     14.93     22.39*     7.46      0.00
     23    8.96     28.36*    16.42     19.40     16.42      8.96      1.49
     24   16.42     10.45*    23.88     19.40     20.90      8.96      0.00
     25   14.93*    23.88     14.93     28.36      8.96      8.96      0.00


   (*)  Correct Response

   (?)  Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
        erasures or two answers marked for the same problem