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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

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of the candidates achieved Grades A–E compared with 94 per improvement over the performance of 2018, where 92 per cent
cent in 2018. Performance on Module 3, Prose Fiction, was achieved acceptable grades. There was also an improvement
similar to Module 1 as the number of candidates who achieved in the mean score for Papers 01, 02 and 031 when compared
Grades A–E remained the same over the 2 years. Ninety per with 2018 and in the mean score for Module 1, Production and
cent of the candidates achieved Grades A–E, on Module 3, Operations Management.
over the period.
PERFORMING ARTS
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS Unit 1–Business for the Arts
In Unit 1, there was an improvement in the overall performance Candidates’ performance in 2019 was consistent with that
of candidates, with 92 per cent of candidates achieving of 2018. Ninety-seven per cent of the candidates achieved
acceptable Grades, I–V, compared with 89 per cent in 2018. acceptable Grades, I–V, compared with 98 per cent in 2018.
An improvement in performance was evident on Module 1,
Logistics and its Role in the Economy, and Module 2, Supply Performance on Module 1, Business Feasibility, increased from
Chain and the Global Economy. Candidate performance, 97 per cent of the candidates earning Grades A–E in 2018
however, declined on Module 3, Customer Service in Shipping to 100 per cent in 2019. Performance on Module 2, Business
and Port Operations. Development and Planning and Module 3, Project Planning for
the Arts, was consistent with 97 per cent of the candidates in
In Unit 2, there was an improvement in the overall performance 2019 and 2018 achieving acceptable grades.
of candidates with 81 per cent achieving acceptable Grades,
I–V, compared with 79 per cent in 2018. An improvement in Unit 2 Option A–Cinematic Arts
performance was noted on Module 1, Commercial Shipping Fifteen candidates registered for the examination in 2019
and Module 2, Port Operations. However, there was a decline compared with 1 in 2018. One hundred per cent of the
in performance in Module 3, Logistics Transforming Economies. candidates in each year earned acceptable grades. In 2019, 13
candidates achieved grades as follows: 1 candidate achieved
MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS Grade I, 10 achieved Grade II and 2, Grade III.
The percentage of candidates achieving acceptable Grades,
I–V, in Unit 1 was 89 per cent, a decline in performance Unit 2 Option B–Dance
compared with 2018 when 94 per cent of candidates achieved Overall performance in 2019 remained consistent with 2018
Grades I–V. There was also a decline in the mean score with 100 per cent of the candidates achieving acceptable
for Paper 02, the Structured Essay, when compared to the grades. This performance was also seen in all three modules:
previous year, as well as on the mean score for Module 1, Module 1, History and the Dancing Body, Module 2, Technique
Business and its Environment. and Performance Skills, and Module 3, Choreography and
Performance. No candidate achieved Grade I in 2019
In Unit 2, the percentage of candidates achieving acceptable compared with 2 candidates in 2018. In 2019, all candidates
Grades, I–V, was 94 per cent. This reflects a moderate achieved either Grade II or III.

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