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(iv) The economic information available on the Internet.

(v) Budget speeches of Ministers of Finance.

(vi) Reviews of estimates of income and expenditure from Ministries of Finance.

MODERATION OF SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT

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). A sample of assignments will be requested by CXC
for moderation purposes. These assignments will be re-assessed by CXC Examiners who moderate
the School-Based Assessment. Teachers’ marks may be adjusted as a result of moderation. The
Examiners’ comments will be sent to schools. All samples must be delivered to the specified marking
venues by the stipulated deadlines.

Copies of the students' assignment that are not submitted must be retained by the school until three
months after publication by CXC of the examination results.

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

Total marks awarded for the School-Based Assessment research paper is 60. Teachers must maintain
strict adherence to the guidelines stated in the criteria for marking the research paper. The reliability
of the marks awarded is a significant factor in School-Based Assessment, and has far-reaching
implications for the students’ final grade. Candidates who do not fulfil the requirements for the
School-Based Assessment will be reported as “ungraded”.

Skills to be assessed: Unit 1 and Unit 2

Students will be assessed on their ability to:

1. clearly define a problem and research objectives;

2. conduct a comprehensive theoretical review;

3. develop a relevant research design based on the issues to be studied;

4. conduct research using appropriate methods;

5. present clear accurate data in a variety of forms;

6. apply appropriate techniques to analyse data;

7. discuss findings and draw reasoned conclusions;

8. produce a well-written report; and,

9. present the report in an appropriate format.

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