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Table 6 - e-Testing Candidates - Paper 1 and Paper 3/2 The recommended COVID-19 protocols were enforced
No. of in the interest of safety for the candidates as well as
No. of No. of TESTS
Level SUBJECTS/ all persons involved in the administration. Guidelines
TERRITORIES SAT
UNITS
were provided for candidates, Oral examiners and
2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020
administrators.
CAPE® 15 15 32 36 5,447 6,298
CSEC® 19 18 31 35 37,504 22,802 47. The enhanced e-SBA system was deployed in February-
CCSLC® 3 4 5 4 285 931 March 2020 with some minor teething problems. Some
Total 43,236 30,031 of the additional features provided through the updated
application included:
45. The following should be noted: (i) an improved file up-loading facility. This was
(i) CPEA™ specimen papers were posted on the CXC® necessary because of the requirement that all e-SBA
website to enable candidates to prepare for the samples be submitted in 2020;
electronic exams; (ii) a drag-and-drop facility to enable the upload of all
(ii) the CPEA™ examination was offered electronically for samples from the centres; and
the first time. Candidates from Anguilla and Suriname (iii) additional reports were included to facilitate easy
participated; monitoring of files uploaded, and missing files:
(iii) candidates from the Turks and Caicos Islands sat the a) SBA – Candidates to Upload. This report
CSEC® examinations online for the first time; provides the sequence number and name of
(iv) the e-testing platform was used by candidates who, the candidates to be uploaded. The report also
because of COVID-19, were unable to return to the provides the candidate number to be used
region to write the examinations. The Local Registrars when naming the files uploaded for candidates
arranged proctoring facilities for those examinations. who completed a Group SBA. This is especially
critical when uploading the SBA completed by a
School Based Assessment and Oral Examinations group.
46. Online Orals - a lockdown was implemented in the b) SBA – Summary of Candidates Uploaded. This
territories of the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Montserrat, report provides the total number of candidates
and Turks and Caicos, in response to the effects of the who have files uploaded for each subject.
COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in challenges with c) SBA – Candidates with Files Uploaded. This
the administration of the CSEC® Modern Language report provides a list of the candidates who have
Oral examinations. To facilitate the administration of the files uploaded.
examinations for those candidates who were negatively (iv) The facility to upload CCSLC® samples. This was
affected, an online examination was offered via the Zoom implemented for the first time.
platform. It must be noted that this was the first time this
medium was used to administer CXC’s Oral examinations. 48. While the feedback was generally positive, initial

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