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An EAS Officer presented on e-marking at the 27 Biennial EXAMINATION PAPERS
Conference of the Caribbean Association of Principals of 3. The Caribbean Examinations Council continued to
Secondary Schools (CAPSS) which was convened in St. Vincent make effective use of visual material such as diagrams,
and the Grenadines in July 2019. graphs and tables on examination papers for a number
of subjects, including Human and Social Biology, and
The training of Examining Committee members continued Information Technology.
for new members and those not yet trained as the facilitators
conducted sessions designed not only to build capacity on 4. The Technical Awards Committee (TAC) proposed that
the marking tool, but also to enhance their preparation of both teaching and assessment should focus on the
examinations and marking instructions for electronic delivery. development of higher order skills which would be
beneficial for both further studies and employment. TAC
ADMINISTRATION OF THE JANUARY 2019 EXAMINATIONS also recommended that in revising syllabuses, there
REGISTRATION SUMMARY JANUARY SITTING should be a clear emphasis on the requirement to focus
1. There was a significant decline in the entries for the on higher order skills and that subject examinations
January 2019 sitting: 29 per cent in the candidate entries should focus, increasingly, on the assessment of such
and 24 per cent in the subject entries. skills.

2. Table 1 and the chart below show the registration summary
2015 - 2019

Candidate % Subject %
Session
Entries Change Entries Change
2015 18,679 -- 40,941 --

2016 18,520 -1% 39,623 -3%

2017 16,561 -11% 34,570 -13%

2018 20,088 21% 40,654 18%

2019 14,215 -29% 31,003 -24%
Table 1 Figure 1
Comparison of January Registration Summary: 2015–2019

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