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The Moderator may re-mark the assignments of additional candidates. Where the total number of
candidates is five or fewer, the Moderator will re-mark ALL.
The Moderator will submit the moderation of SBA Sample, the moderation feedback report and the
External Moderator report to the Local Registrar by May 31 of the year of the examination. A copy of
the Assessment Sheets and candidates’ work must be retained by the school for three months after the
examination results are published by CXC®.
School-Based Assessment Record Sheets are available online via the CXC®’s website www.cxc.org.
All School-Based Assessment record of marks must be submitted online using the SBA data capture
module of the Online Registration System (ORS).
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Each Unit of the syllabus is assessed as outlined below.
External Assessment by Written Papers (75% of Total Assessment)
1. Paper 01 consists of 45 multiple-choice items. There will be combined question paper and
answer booklet for Paper 02.
2. S.I. Units will be used on all examination papers.
3. The use of silent, non-programmable calculators will be allowed in the examination.
Candidates are responsible for providing their own calculators.
Paper 01 (1 hour 30 minutes – 37.5% of Total Assessment)
1. Composition of the Paper
This paper will consist of 45 multiple-choice items, 15 from each Module. All questions are
compulsory and knowledge of the entire Unit is expected. The paper will assess the
candidate’s knowledge across the breadth of the Unit.
2. Mark Allocation
The paper will be worth 45 marks, which will be weighted to 90 marks.
3. Question Type
Questions may be presented using diagrams, data, graphs, prose or other stimulus material.
Paper 02 (2 hours 30 minutes – 37.5% of Total Assessment)
1. Composition of Paper
This paper will consist of three questions, one from each module.
Questions on this paper test all three skills KC, UK and XS.
Knowledge of the entire Unit will be assessed.
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