Mathematical Kangaroo
Mathematical Kangaroo (also anything elseInternational Mathematical Kangaroo and Kangourou sans frontières, the original French name) is an international mathematical competition with more than 50 countries that take an active part in it. There are twelve levels of participation: from grade 1 to grade 12. The competition is held annually on the third Thursday of March. According to the organizers, the key competence tested by the Kangaroo is logical combination, not just pure knowledge of formulas. Because of the rising popularity of the Mathematical Kangaroo in many participating countries, it is currently the most participated scholar math competition: over 5,000,000 students from 47 countries took part in 2009.
History
The competition was established in 1991 by Andre Deledicq, a professor of mathematics at the University of Paris 7, and Jean-Pierre Boudine,[1] professor of mathematics at Marseille. The idea comes from the great Australian Mathematics Competition, initiated in 1978 by Peter O'Halloran,[2] and is based on multiple-choice questions (MCQs) - an original formula, unused in France at that time, at least for mathematics. For this competition, Jean-Pierre Boudine and André Deledicq have been awarded the 1994 d'Alembert prize of the Mathematical Society of France.
Format
The competition is executed as a 75 minutes multiple choice test, consisting of 30 questions (up to 4th grade, only 24 questions). The sections for the 3 point, 4 point, and 5 point questions are equally divided. The minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 120 (up to 4th grade, only 96). There is a -1 point penalty for an incorrect answer, but no penalty for skipping a question.
Prizes
Evaluation and collecting of results as well as the prizes are regulated and organized nationally. Special prizes are given for the “longest kangaroo jump” (the highest number of consecutive correct answers) for each school.
See also
References
External links
- Міжнародний математичний конкурс «Кенгур
- math kangaroo Iran
- Kangourou Sans Frontières official site
- Känguru der Mathematik Austria
- Thales Foundation Cyprus
- Διεθνής Μαθηματικός Διαγωνισμός "Καγκουρό" Greece
- Le Kangourou des Mathématiques France
- Känguru der Mathematik Germany
- Math Kangaroo Canada
- Nemzetközi Kenguru Matematika Verseny Hungary
- Kangourou Italia Italy
- Wiskunde Kangoeroe The Netherlands
- Kangoeroe Vlaanderen Flanders
- Kangur Matematyczny Poland
- Kenguru Russia
- Math Kangaroo United States
- Kangourou Sans Frontieres Pakistan (KSF PAKISTAN) Pakistan
- Kangaroo >> IKMC in Pakistan Pakistan
- Kengūra Lithuania
- Matematický klokan Czech Republic
- Matematický klokan Slovakia
- Mednarodni matematični Kenguru Slovenia
- Кенгуру Математикийн Уралдаан Монгол
- El Canguro Matemático Castilla y León (Spain)
- El Cangur Catalunya, País Valencià, Balears (Spain)
- Cangurul Matematic Romania
- Matemaatikavõistlus Känguru Estonia
- Kängurun - Matematikens Hopp Sweden
- Kangaroo in Armenia Armenia
- Kengur bez granica Serbia
- Math Kangaroo Malaysia Malaysia