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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

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Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC )
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ECONOMICS While overall performance improved in 2019, it was noted
In 2019, the percentage of candidates achieving acceptable that performance on Question 1, the Summary, on Paper
Grades, I–III, was 70 per cent compared with 72 per cent in 02 declined. It is recommended that attention be given to
2018. The mean scores for Paper 01, the Multiple-Choice, and identification of the main points in the paragraphs and then
Paper 02, the Structured Essay, showed a decline compared to using the points to develop the summary. Also, candidates
with 2018, while there was a marginal increase in the mean must be taught not to limit themselves to the five points they
score for Paper 031, the School-Based Assessment. are asked to identify at the beginning of the question, in writing
their summary.
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND
MANAGEMENT (EDPM) ENGLISH B
In 2019, there was a decline in the performance of the There was a decline in the number of candidates who achieved
candidates with 95 per cent of them achieving acceptable acceptable Grades, I–III, in 2019, compared with 2018. In 2019,
Grades, I–III, compared with 98 per cent in 2018. However, 65 per cent of the candidates achieved Grades I–III compared
there was an improved performance on Paper 01, the Multiple- with 68 per cent in 2018.
Choice, Paper 031, the School-Based Assessment, and the
Paper 032, the Alternative to the School-Based Assessment. While performance on Profile 1, Drama, improved in 2019
There was also a decline on Paper 02, the Production Paper, compared with 2018, performance on Profile 2, Poetry and
compared with 2018. Profile 3, Prose Fiction declined. In 2019, 63 per cent of the
candidates achieved Grades A–C on Profile 1 compared with
ENGLISH A 49 per cent in 2018.
Seventy-seven per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable
Grades, I–III, in 2019 compared with 72 per cent in 2018. The percentage of candidates who achieved Grades A–C on
This represents an increase in the percentage of candidates Profile 2, Poetry, showed a slight decrease in 2019 compared
achieving acceptable grades. It is noted that the improved with 2018. In 2019, 64 per cent of the candidates achieved
performance in 2019, occurred at Grades I and II, the top two Grades A–C compared with 68 per cent in 2018. Sixty-three
grades. per cent of the candidates achieved Grades A–C in Profile 3,
Drama, compared with 78 per cent in 2018.
Performance on Profile 1, Understanding, improved compared
with 2018. In 2019, 83 per cent of the candidates earned FAMILY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Grades A–C compared with 76 per cent in 2018. An improved This year, there was a decline in the overall performance of
performance at Grades A–C was also noted on Profile 2, candidates compared with that of last year, with 82 per cent of
Expression. Sixty-six per cent of the candidates achieved candidates achieving acceptable Grades, I–III, compared with
Grades A–C in 2019 compared with 63 per cent in 2018. 85 per cent in 2018. This decline in performance was evident
mainly at the Grade I band. While candidate performance
declined on Profile 1, Knowledge, improved performance
was noted on Profile 2, Use of Knowledge and on Profile 3,
Practical Skills.

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