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Subject Comment Recommendation
Journal be submitted in
hard copy or as it was
done in the past.

It is to be noted that any changes to the
structure and submission of examination
requirements should be implemented at the
start of the examination cycle with timely
information given and adequate training
provided to teachers. In order for our
schools to submit the Reflective Journal
online will require training for teachers on
the process as well as schools will have to
be provided with all the necessary
equipment for the process. These will
include computers, digital cameras,
scanners, internet access, etc. At present,
most of our schools are not equipped with
these. Other issues are requirements with
respect to allowable file size and types.
Additional The marking rubric for the SBA is narrow SBA should be
Mathematics and should be redesigned to capture a externally marked.
range of marks for some criteria Recommend students
Also, should the student be exempted from doing Additional Math
doing an SBA for Math, as per Sciences not submit SBA for
and English A/B? Math
Agricultural The 2 investigative projects place a burden Moderation of SBA
Science on schools with limited resources. should not be earlier
than March/April
Business PAPER 03/B – SBA
Subjects There continues to be a number of It seems more logical
concerns with the SBA process and that students should
marking: submit one SBA
 The word count is too restrictive for reflecting objectives
meaningful analysis and interpretation of from ONE subject of
data. This problem will be even worse their choice and that
when the word count is reduced to 1000 mark be used for all
words as per the revised syllabus subjects being pursued
(effective from 2019). in the Cognate
 The revised syllabus introduces the (consistent to what is
possibility of the Common SBA as well currently done for the
as Group SBAs – despite convening a Natural Sciences in the

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