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INTRODUCTION. 4

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS OF CSEC and CAPE 2017 7

RELEASE OF RESULTS: DELAYS AS WELL AS INCORRECT AND INCOMPLETE RESULTS. 10

UNACCEPTABLE SYSTEM FOR ADDRESS OF QUERIES. 12

E MARKING 14

SYLLABUS REVISIONS 15

A. CSEC LEVEL 15
B. CAPE LEVEL 18

SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENTS 20
A. GENERAL COMMENTS 20
I. PREPARATION OF SAMPLES 20
II. THE ONLINE SYSTEM 20
B. COMMENTS SPECIFIC TO SUBJECTS: CSEC LEVEL 22
C. COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC SUBJECTS: CAPE LEVEL 27

E_TESTING/ ONLINE EXAMINATIONS 30

INFORMATION NOT RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM CXC. 30
ISSUES WITH PLATFORM FOR SUBMISSION / UPLOAD TO CXC 30
INADEQUATE LINES OF COMMUNICATION 30
LATE ADJUSTMENTS FROM CXC 30
EXAMINATIONS AT UNMONITORED CENTERS 30

ISSUES RELATED TO THE CARIBBEAN VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION IN SECONDARY
SCHOOLS 32

COMMENTS ON 2017 EXAMINATION PAPERS: TEST DESIGN. 33
A. CSEC LEVEL 33
B CAPE LEVEL 39

MEMBERS OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NATIONAL CXC COMMITTEE 52

APPENDIX 1: BRIEF ON THE RESULTS OF THE SEA 2017 REVIEW OF SCRIPTS 53

APPENDIX #2 CSEC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 54

APPENDIX #3: COMMENTS ON CSEC MUSIC 56

APPENDIX #4: REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF OF COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING
(CAD) METHOD/APPLICATIONS FOR THE TEACHING OF CSEC TECHNICAL DRAWING AND
CAPE BMED 58

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