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World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE )
®

NEWLY DEVELOPED SYLLABUS The following is a summary of the actions taken:
BIOTECHNOLOGY
A panel meeting was held in May 2019. The panellists reviewed (a) Revision and refinement of the General Objectives for all
and revised all General Objectives, and Specific Objectives Sections.
in an effort to clarify them. The content for some Specific (b) Clarification and elaboration of Specific Objectives and
Objectives were updated to ensure that the breadth and depth Content.
to which the knowledge and skills in each Module should be (c) Revision of the Suggested Teaching and Learning
covered was clear. The suggested Teaching and Learning Activities.
Activities were also reviewed and revised for all Modules of the (d) Changing the format of Paper 01 from a short-answer
syllabus. The activities were designed to help teachers cater paper to one that consists of 45 multiple-choice items for
to the different learning styles. The Resources were updated each Unit and Option.
for all the Modules. The Specimen paper is being worked on.
The final draft of the syllabus along with the specimen
The final draft of the syllabus, along with specimen examination examination papers, keys and mark schemes were approved
papers, keys and mark schemes, will be submitted to SUBSEC by SUBSEC in April 2019. The approved syllabus and copies
in April 2020 for approval. If approved the syllabus and copies of the specimen examination papers, keys and mark schemes
of the specimen examination papers, keys and mark schemes were distributed to schools in May–June 2019, for first
will be released to schools for teaching in September 2021, for examination in May–June 2020.
first examination in May–June 2022.
SYLLABUSES UNDER REVIEW
AMENDED SYLLABUS ACCOUNTING
PERFORMING ARTS The Review Committee for CAPE® Accounting, at its meeting
At its meeting held in 2017, the Panel reviewed all aspects of held 28-30 October 2019, revised all aspects of the syllabus to
the syllabus, with the main aim of delineating the knowledge, enhance the components and to ensure compliance with the
skills and competencies, that students should be reasonably policies of the Council. The Committee analysed stakeholders’
expected to demonstrate. The Panel particularly revisited the comments and concerns as expressed in questionnaires,
Specific Objectives to ensure that they adequately reflect interviews and reports, evaluated candidates’ performance in
the expected competencies, knowledge and attitudes of the examinations and proposed amendments to the syllabus
the students; the Content areas were revised to ensure that and examinations in light of their comments, concerns, students’
they were clearly elaborated and that they were current and performance as well as the Council’s policy requirements.
relevant; and the Assessment Outline was refined to ensure
that Paper 01 is psychometrically robust and conforming to the
policy of Council which stipulates that all Paper 01s comprise
of Multiple-Choice items.

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