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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

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Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE )
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The overall performance of candidates on Unit 2 improved However, there was a decline in performance on Paper 032,
marginally compared with 2018, with 95 per cent of the the Alternative to the School-Based Assessment. There was
candidates achieving acceptable Grades, I-V, in 2019, an improvement in the performance of candidates across all
compared with 94 per cent in 2018. modules, with the greatest improvement being observed on
Module 2, Macroeconomic Problems and Policies.
DIGITAL MEDIA
In Unit 1, 97 per cent of candidates achieved acceptable ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Grades, I–V, compared with 99 per cent in 2018. Candidates TECHNOLOGY
performed best on Module 2, the Digital Media Ecosystem, In Unit 1, the percentage of candidates achieving acceptable
while Module 1, Understanding Digital Media, proved the most Grades, I–V, in 2019, was 96 per cent. This was a slight decline
challenging. from 98 per cent of the candidates achieving acceptable grades
in 2018. There was an improvement in the performance on
In Unit 2, 97 per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable Paper 01, the Multiple-Choice Paper, Paper 02, the Essay Paper
Grades, I–V, compared with 99 per cent in 2018. Candidates and Paper 03, the School-Based Assessment. Performance
performed best on Module 1, Visual and Interactive Design, improved across all Modules: Module 1, Occupational Health,
while Module 3, Mobile App Development, proved the most Safety and Environmental Practices, Module 2, Electrical and
challenging. Electronic Related Studies and Module 3, Introduction to
Circuit Technology and Devices.
ECONOMICS
In Unit 1, the percentage of candidates achieving acceptable In Unit 2A, seven candidates wrote this examination. The
Grades, I–V, in 2019, was 84 per cent which was consistent with percentage of candidates achieving acceptable Grades, I–V,
the percentage achieving acceptable grades in 2018. There in 2019 was 71 per cent, an increase from the 50 per cent in
was an improvement in the performance on Paper 02, the 2018. There was a decline in the performance on Paper 01,
Essay Paper, Paper 031, the School-Based Assessment, and the Multiple-Choice Paper, while Paper 02, the Essay Paper
Paper 032, the Alternative to the School-Based Assessment. improved in performance. Paper 03, the School-Based
However, there was decline in the performance on Paper Assessment showed consistent results between 2018 and
01, the Multiple-Choice Paper. Performance was generally 2019. Performance improved on Module 1, Communication
consistent across Module 2, Market Structure, Market Failure and Engineering, but declined on Module 2, Analogue and
and Intervention, and Module 3, Distribution Theory. However, Digital Electronics and Module 3, Control Systems.
there was a negligible improvement in the performance on
Module 1, Methodology, Demand and Supply. In Unit 2B, the percentage of candidates achieving acceptable
Grades, I-V, in 2019, was 92 per cent, a decline from the
In Unit 2, the candidates achieving acceptable Grades, I–V, 97 per cent of candidates achieving acceptable grades in
increased from 86 per cent in 2018 to 93 per cent in 2019. There 2018. There was a decline in the performance on Paper 01,
was a significant increase in the performance on Paper 02, the the Multiple-Choice Paper while Paper 02, the Essay Paper,
Essay Paper, and marginal increases on Paper 01, the Multiple- and Paper 03, the School-Based Assessment showed an
Choice Paper, and Paper 031, the School-Based Assessment. improved performance. Candidate performance declined on

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