Five　shear　wall　test　models　with　different　design　parameters　and　different　construction　measures　were　compared　to　study　the　seismic　performance　of　composite　shear　walls　with　shaped　steel　concrete　boundary　columns　and　embedded　steel　plates.　The　shear　span　ratio　of　all　the　models　was　1.5.　The　models　were　tested　under　low　cyclic　loading　test.　The　bearing　capacity,　stiffness,　ductility,　hysteretic　energy　dissipation　and　failure　characteristics　of　the　models　were　comparatively　analyzed.　The　results　show　that　compared　to　the　shear　walls　with　shaped　steel　concrete　boundary　columns,　the　composite　shear　walls　with　shaped　steel　concrete　boundary　columns　and　embedded　steel　plates　show　better　seismic　performance,　in　that　the　load-bearing　capacity,　the　ductility　and　the　seismic　energy　dissipation　capacity　are　improved　greatly;　the　composite　shear　walls　with　proper　thick　embedded　steel　plate　show　better　seismic　performance;　the　composite　shear　wall　modes　which　embedded　steel　plate　and　reinforced　concrete　are　connected　by　steel　bars　show　better　seismic　performance　compared　to　the　composite　shear　wall　models　which　embedded　steel　plate　and　reinforced　concrete　are　connected　by　stud　welded　to　the　steel　plate.　The　bearing　capacity　calculation　models　of　the　composite　shear　walls　with　shaped　steel　concrete　boundary　columns　and　embedded　steel　plates　were　proposed　in　this　paper　and　the　load-bearing　capacity　of　the　shear　walls　calculated　by　the　models　aere　in　good　agreement　with　the　experimental　results.　©,　2015,　Beijing　University　of　Technology.　All　right　reserved.