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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE )
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to SUBSEC in October 2020, for approval. If approval is SUBSEC was asked to consider the proposals of the Review
granted, the syllabus and copies of the specimen examination Committee for revising the CAPE® Information Technology
papers, keys and mark schemes will be distributed to schools Syllabus. The draft syllabus containing these proposed
in September 2021, for first examination in May–June 2022. amendments was sent to subject specialists and a sample
of teachers of the subject in Participating Territories for their
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY comments. The responses were analysed and used at a Panel
The Review Committee met in November and December 2017. meeting convened to finalise the syllabus in October and a
The Committee analysed teachers’ comments and concerns follow up meeting in December 2018.
as expressed in questionnaires and reports, evaluated
candidates’ performance in the examinations and proposed The Panel revised the components of the CAPE® Information
amendments to the syllabus and examinations in light of their Technology Syllabus in keeping with the recommendations
performance, and amendments to the syllabuses in light of from the Review Committee and feedback from Subject Matter
these comments and concerns and policy requirements. Specialists and teachers. Additionally, the Panel revised
the Paper 02 examination structure and the School-Based
The Committee recommended that the Panel revise all Assessment guidelines to conform to the Council’s Assessment
aspects of the Syllabus including refining and reorganising the Policy. The word limit for CAPE®, which is 1500 words and
Rationale and the General and Specific Objectives to ensure group work were also included. Another Panel Meeting to
that the knowledge, attitudes and competencies that students complete the development of the Assessment component is
are required to develop were sufficiently covered. The scheduled for 3-6 December, 2019.
committee revisited and reorganised the Content to ensure
clarity, currency and relevance as well as to ensure a more The final draft of the syllabus along with the Specimen
coherent approach to organising the syllabus. The committee Examination Papers, Keys and Mark Schemes will be submitted
also updated the list of resources in the syllabus to ensure to SUBSEC in April 2020 for approval. If the approval is
currency and relevance and refined the Suggested Teaching granted, the approved syllabus and copies of the Specimen
and Learning Activities to enhance the implementation of the Examination Papers, Keys and Mark Schemes will be
syllabus. distributed to schools in September 2020, for first examination
in May–June 2021.
The following Aims were added to the Syllabus:
10. develop creative, collaborative, communicative and MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS
critical thinking skills using appropriate Information The Review Committee met from 4-6 November 2019 and
and Communication Technologies (ICTs); and, analysed stakeholders’ comments and concerns as expressed
in questionnaires, interviews and reports, evaluated
11. prepare students for tertiary level studies and candidates’ performance in the examinations, and proposed
employment in technology-oriented professions amendments to the syllabus and examinations in light of their
performance, and to the syllabuses in light of the comments,
concerns from stakeholders and the policy requirements of
the Council.

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