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f) Financial Services Unit 1 Technical and Operational Challenges Affecting Marking
g) Integrated Mathematics 59. The testing and configuration of the platforms in
h) Logistics and Supply Chain Management Unit 2 preparation for the July-August 2020 session were
i) Performing Arts Unit 2 (Cinematic Arts and severely impacted by the closure of the office during
Dance) the lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic, and several
j) Physical Education and Sport Units 1 and 2 revisions to the original set up were required.
k) Sociology Unit 1
60. In order to improve the management of CXC® resource
57. The highest absenteeism rate was recorded in CSEC® personnel, the Resource Management System (RMS) was
Music at 15.95%. Subjects with absenteeism greater than deployed in May 2020. There were teething issues, not
5% were as follows: previously experienced during the testing, which resulted
a) Human and Social Biology in the delayed assignment of markers and the late start to
b) Integrated Science the marking of the SBA. The application was tweaked and
c) Social Studies was also used for the recruitment of marking personnel
d) Spanish for BSSEE, the TTSEA and the Guyana Grades 2-4-6.
e) Technical Drawing Issues were identified in the payment module and a work
f) Textiles, Clothing and Fashion around was established to ensure that the markers were
g) Theatre Arts paid. Work is continuing to improve the performance of
this application.
Irregularities and Hardships
58. There were 27 irregularities (listed in Table 7) reviewed Rescheduled Examinations
by the Irregularity Committee which submitted 61. Due to the passage of a tropical storm, business places
recommendations, in accordance with the Council’s and examination centres in Antigua & Barbuda, St.
Regulations, to the Final Awards Committee for action. Maarten, Turks & Caicos, and St. Kitts and Nevis were
closed for one day. This resulted in the cancellation
Table 7 – 2020 Categories of Irregularity Cases of examinations in seven (7) CAPE® and six (6) CSEC®
Category Count subjects and affected a total of 916 candidates. After
Administrative Errors 10 discussions with the Chairman of Council, it was agreed
Adverse Circumstances 1 to reschedule the examinations to 11 and 12 August 2020.
With the exception of Pure Mathematics Unit 1 Paper 3/2,
Cell Phone Breach 1
all examinations were offered electronically.
Collusion 5
Late Arrival 2
Management of Examinations 1
Resubmitted SBA Scores 1
Suspected Plagiarism 5
Unauthorised Material 1
Grand Total 27

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