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10. Figure 2 below shows that the percentage of candidates who achieved Grade I fluctuated over
the five-year period (2012–2016). In 2013, a little under nine per cent of the candidates were awarded
Grade I. This was the highest for this category and showed an improvement of a little under three per
cent when compared to 2012. A decline was experienced for 2014 and 2015 with a slight improvement
of less than one per cent being reported for 2016. The data also revealed that of the candidates that
were awarded acceptable grades (Grades I–III), most candidates were awarded Grade III. This ranged
from a little over 39 per cent to just under 45 per cent during the period under review. The data also
indicated that over 85 per cent of the candidates were awarded Grades II, III and IV annually for the period
under review.

FIGURE 2
DISTRIBUTION OF GRADES FOR CSEC® VISUAL ARTS FOR THE YEARS 2012–2016

90
80
70

60
50

40
30
20
10

0
I II III IV V VI % I-III

2012 % CANDIDATES 2013 % CANDIDATES 2014 % CANDIDATES
2015 % CANDIDATES 2016 % CANDIDATES

11. The Assistant Registrar/EDPD noted that the examination assesses skills and abilities in eight
Expressive Forms, under four profile dimensions; namely Craftsmanship, Design and Composition,
Originality, and Research (Theory, Process and Practice of Visual Arts). The data revealed that over the
five-year period with the exception of 2014 the lowest performance was on the reflective journal. In
2014, the lowest performance was on Print Making. The results also show that annually over 75 per cent
of the candidates achieved Grades A–C on seven of the eight Expressive Forms; namely Drawing, Painting
and Mixed Media, Graphic and Communication Design, Textile Design and Manipulation, Sculpture and
Ceramics, Leather Craft and Fibre and Decorative Arts. Print Making was presented as the exception for
2014 and 2015. The performance results for those two years revealed that 72.26 and 73.06 per cent of
the candidates achieved Grades A–C respectively. When the performance of candidates was compared
across Expressive Forms for the five-year period, it revealed that over 85 per cent of the candidates
achieved Grades A-C respectively for both Textile Design and Manipulation, and Sculpture and Ceramics.
The data also revealed that Print Making had the lowest number of candidates achieving Grades A-C in
any given sitting over the same period (see Table 3).

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