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ITEM 7: CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE (CSEC)

Report on the Meeting of the Review Committee for the CSEC Music Syllabus

30. The SUBSEC received the report on the Review Meeting to revise the CSEC Music
syllabus. Participants heard that the Music syllabus was last revised in 2009 and a systematic needs
assessment carried out in 2015 prior to the Review Committee meeting held in August 2016. The
purpose of the assessment was to gather data from a wide cross-section of stakeholders on issues
they believed needed to be addressed in the revised version. Significant changes proposed include:

i. Revision of the Rationale, Aims, General Objectives
ii. Clarification and elaboration of Specific Objectives and Content
iii. Inclusion of Suggested Teaching & Learning Activities
iv. Change in Paper 01 to Multiple Choice format
v. Addition of a paper 02 (short response compulsory questions)
vi. Revision of Set Works
vii. Assessment Component

31. The SUBSEC heard that the assessment component of the revised syllabus would be made
up of four parts: Paper 01 – Multiple Choice; Paper 02 – Essay/Short Response; Paper 03 –
Practical Component; and Paper 04 – School-Based Assessment. The SUBSEC considered the
proposals of the Review Committee and noted that the draft syllabus would be sent to subject
specialists and a sample of teachers in participating territories for comments. The SUBSEC also
noted that a Panel Meeting would be held to finalise the syllabus prior to submission for approval
at its April 2017 meeting.

32. Professor Eudine Barriteau, representative University of the West Indies, Open Campus
expressed excitement at and her full support for the revisions to the syllabus, in particular the
linkages to the tertiary level in light of the fact that the Cave Hill campus was the introduction of
an undergraduate degree in Music.

ITEM 8: CARIBBEAN CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY LEVEL COMPETENCE
(CCSLC)

Concept Paper for CCSLC Digital Literacy Syllabus

33. The SUBSEC received the concept paper for the development of a CCSLC Digital Literacy
syllabus. Members heard that the concept was proposed to address the need for digital literacy in
the 21st Century. The syllabus is intended to create a cadre of Caribbean Digital Native learners
who can collaborate and communicate effectively using ICT tools; produce creative and innovative
thinkers; expose learners to human, cultural, ethical and legal issues in using technology; and
generally develop critical 21st Century skills.

34. Dr Jeffrey Blaize informed the meeting that the concerns expressed for students’ use of
information technology should be extended to include teachers. He explained that teachers have
also been sharing images which sometimes become a source of embarrassment and, unfortunately,
the legal system had not caught up with the digital age. He stressed that the need to be proactive
was very important for the population because they need to understand the implications of their

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