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Additionally, members expressed the view that there should be limits to the size of a group
for the purposes of preparing SBAs. It was felt that the size of the group should be
determined by the teacher. The policy issued by CXC is geared towards an open group but
the members felt that the group should only contain four to five persons instead of an open
group. Additionally, they felt that facilitating group work across the board would have to be
looked at. The committee recognized that CXC had made a systematic move towards the
facilitation of Group Work.

6. Challenges uploading 2017 SBA Scores and Samples.

The Committee was informed that 2017 was the first time that schools were required to
submit SBA scores and samples electronically through the CXC Online Registration System.
While some training was provided by the Ministry and conducted by CXC, some schools still
experienced challenges with the electronic upload of SBAs.

It was reported that several schools failed to follow closely the guidelines provided by CXC.
This resulted in some cases where samples were submitted without the appropriate
coversheets while in some instances schools failed to properly combine practical and
moderated scores in the ORS.

The Grantley Adams School was cited as one of the schools where the electronic SBA
submission was reportedly not received by CXC. While the Grantley Adams School was
unable to produce SBA confirmation upload receipts, steps were taken to have the required
samples resubmitted to CXC for marking. The committee also heard of several challenges
that were experienced by The Lodge School in its efforts to upload SBA samples.

Concerns were also raised for the St. Michael School and Springer Memorial Schools. Both
schools were reported to have had missing SBA samples. However, both were able to
produce upload confirmation receipts and were able to have their issues resolved.

Through the efforts of the Office of the CXC Local Registrar, the various issues surrounding
the SBAs across the school system were resolved.

A query was raised pertaining to the deadline dates for the submission of SBAs to the
Ministry. The Committee was assured that the Annual deadline date for the submission of
SBAs to CXC remained the same. Schools were appropriately notified of the dates for
submission to the Ministry. In cases where the deadline falls on a weekend it is adjusted
accordingly. The required correspondence will continue to be issued to all institutions
regarding the deadline dates for submissions of SBAs to the Ministry.

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