Page 54 - 2019 CXC Annual Report

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Certificate Of Secondary Level Competence

(CCSLC®)

(d) Clarification, elaboration and development of Specific (i) Revision of the List of Resources to include current print
Objectives and Content to adequately reflect effective and electronic sources.
sequencing, appropriate cognitive demand and the scope
of the syllabus. The final draft of the syllabus along with the specimen
examination papers, keys and mark schemes will be submitted
(e) Revision of Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities in for approval by SUBSEC in 2020.
each Module of the syllabus to facilitate the development
of the desired knowledge, skills and attitudes, and
the effective engagement of the learners through the
promotion of a more interactive and practical approach to
teaching the concepts, while catering to diversity among
learners.

(f) Revision of the Assessment components to ensure that
they meet the criteria of good assessment and target the
generic competencies.

(g) Expansion of the generic competencies to include
areas such as diversity awareness, information,
communications and technology literacy, creativity and
innovation, environmental literacy and health, safety
and wellness literacy. Amendment of the list of Subject
Specific Skills, the Outcomes of the Curriculum and the
Main Elements of the Curriculum in the syllabus to reflect
the recommendations of the working committee and in
keeping with the philosophical underpinnings of the
syllabus.

(h) Addition of outcomes which addressed the holistic
development of the learner.

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