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CAPE® SUBJECT SBA REQUIREMENT ADMINISTRATION DECISION

Unit 2 - Product Development Investigation
1. Students who can carry out the product
development in the usual manner should do
so.
2. Students severely impacted by COVID should
include information in their SBA submission to
show their knowledge, demonstrate their use
of knowledge and demonstrate their
understanding of the practical and
experimental skills associated with product
development.
3. The SBA submission is expected to contain the
requirements as outlined in the assessment
mark scheme.

Consideration needs to be given to students
whom for varying reasons for example poverty,
lack of internet access, living conditions who will
need assistance.

FRENCH Oral examination assessed No major changes recommended for French. A
by the teacher using SBA similar policy to that used in 2020 should be put
criteria provided by CXC®. in place to allow teachers to conduct the
recordings remotely where face-to-face
interactions are not possible.

GEOGRAPHY Field work Project 1. Teachers will need to provide clear guidance
and carefully tailor the research projects to
accommodate the current COVID situation
and the students’ possible inability to travel
far distances or engage with the general public
to collect data.
2. Teachers can use Virtual Field Trips (VFT)
where the technology and their skillsets allow.
However, where VFTs are used and students
did not actually go into the field, this must be
stated in the methodology. CXC® will clearly
define VFT and what is expected for a
Geography VFT.
3. Conduct field trips in very small groups. This
might require more trips, if the teacher is
leading the field trips Small groups would
facilitate COVID safety protocols being
maintained. If the students are on their own

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