Page 76 - SEC_2017WorkingDocument_Neat

TABLE 1
REPORT ON FOLLOW-UP ACTION IN CASES OF IRREGULARITY AND
HARDSHIP IN CAPE MAY- JUNE 2016 EXAMINATIONS
®

CENTRE/
®
CAPE INVESTIGATION
CASE SUBJECT(S) CANDIDATE
NUMBER

A.(i) CANDIDATES: RESULTS RELEASED

The candidate reported that she wrote on the
The Caribbean Sociology Unit 1 1000760631
timetable during the examination. The candidate also
Examinations
highlighted the fact that timetables are to be checked
Council received a
when candidates are admitted to the examination
report that there
room and confiscated if jottings are included.
were jottings on the
candidate’s FAC requested the timetable and the Chief Examiner
was asked to review the jottings and submit a report.
timetable which
were pertinent to The Chief Examiner reported that he had “looked
carefully at the jottings on the candidate’s timetable
the Paper 02
examination concluded that these are rough notes done during the
examination itself and not before. They were scrappy,
disorganised and dealt only with one aspect of the
question. That is, the definition of stratification and
the very basic aspect of the functionalist perspective
as espoused by Davis and Moore (1945). This leads me
to conclude that these jottings were made as a rough
outline of the points the candidate wished to cover in
their response to the question. Had it been done prior
to entering the exam room these notes would have
been better structured, more detailed (included
information on other theories of stratification) and
would have dealt with the more challenging aspects of
the topic. I am of the opinion that the candidate
should not be penalised.”
CXC also queried whether additional paper was
distributed in the examination and if the candidate
had requested additional pages. The Local Registrar
advised that no additional pages were issued; the
candidate had not requested any; and that candidates
were instructed to use the question paper/answer
booklet for any rough work. Subsequently the Vice
Chair(FAC) and the CXC Director, Corporate Services
(DCS), reviewed the matter, and the related
documents from the Chief Examiner and the Local
Registrar. They noted Regulation 7.2, which states:
“Admission notes, identification documents,
timetables are permitted in the examination room

6