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World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Certificate Of Secondary Level Competence

(CCSLC®)

Specific Objective was deleted as it was already subsumed For Module 5, one new Specific Objective was written and a
in another objective. Changes were made to the Content, few changes were made to the Content, Suggested Teaching
Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities and Assessment and Learning Activities and Assessment. The suggested List of
for all the modules where they were deemed necessary. The Resources was also updated.
suggested List of Resources was also updated.
The final draft of the CCSLC® Mathematics Syllabus and
The final draft of the CCSLC® Integrated Science Syllabus and Specimen Paper and answer key will be presented to the April
Specimen Paper and answer key will be presented to the April 2020 SUBSEC with effect for teaching from September 2020
2020 SUBSEC with effect for teaching from September 2020 and for examinations in May-June 2022.
and for examinations in May-June 2022.
SOCIAL STUDIES
MATHEMATICS At its meeting held in November 2018, the Panel reviewed
A panel meeting was held in May 2019. The panellists reviewed all aspects of the syllabus, with the main aim of delineating
and refined all aspects of the draft syllabus. Each module was the competencies, knowledge and attitudes that students
carefully reviewed to ensure that the depth and scope of the might reasonably be expected to demonstrate. The Panel
Specific Objectives and the Content were clear. While no also revisited the Specific Objectives to ensure that they
Specific Objective was deleted and no new one was added to adequately reflect the expected competencies, knowledge
Module 1, several of the related Content for different Specific and attitudes of the students; revisited the Content areas to
Objectives along with the Suggested Teaching and Learning ensure that they were clearly delineated, current and relevant;
Activities and Assessment were revised. and refined the Assessment Outline and SBA tasks to ensure
that the critical language skills are optimally assessed.
In Module 2, four Specific Objectives were rewritten. The
relevant Content was added as there was none in the draft The following is a summary of the actions taken:
document. An additional Assessment activity was also (a) Revision of the Rationale to ensure it appropriately
included. For Module 3, one new Specific Objective 4, identify reflects the attributes of the Ideal Caribbean Person, the
plane shapes based on the number of sides, was written to Twenty-first Century Skills and the approach to teaching
precede the now Specific Objective 5, state the properties of and learning which are fundamental to the syllabus.
a given plane shape, as the members of the Panel were of the
opinion that the students must be able to identify plane shapes (b) Revision of the Aims, to ensure that they are written in
before they can state the properties. keeping with sound curriculum development principles.

The Content for all the Specific Objectives in the Module (c) Revision of the General Objectives and development of
were either revised or rewritten and some of the Suggested new General Objectives to ensure appropriate coverage
Teaching and Learning Activities and Assessment activities of the scope of the syllabus.
were modified. Most of the changes in Module 4 were made to
the Content, the Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities
and Assessment in an effort to clarify the Specific Objectives.

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