Page 37 - 2020 CXC Annual Report

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Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC )
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION There was an improvement in the overall candidate
Approximately 85 per cent of the candidates achieved Grades performance on the 2020 examination. Sixty-nine per cent of
I–III in 2020 compared with 75 per cent in 2019. This represents candidates achieved Grades I–III compared with 65 per cent in
an increase of approximately 10 per cent. The performance in 2019 and 63 per cent in 2018.
2020 is quite consistent with that of 2018 when approximately
86 per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable grades. The performance on one Profile 1, Knowledge and
The increase in overall performance in 2020 was noted at Comprehension, was consistent with that of 2019, there was
each of the acceptable grades: I, II and III. an increase in the performance on Profile 2, Application,
Evaluation and Problem Solving. Approximately 75 per cent
There was a sharp increase in the performance of Profile 1, of candidates achieved Grades A-C on Profile 1, a figure
Knowledge, in 2020. In 2019, approximately, 64 per cent of the consistent with that in 2019. For Profile 2, approximately 52
candidates earned Grades A-C compared with approximately per cent of the candidates achieved Grades A-C an increase
90 per cent in 2019 and 86 per cent in 2018. Without the over the 44 per cent which achieved similar grades in 2019.
administration of the Paper 02 this year, Profile 1, was assessed
in Paper 010(multiple choice) only. SPANISH
In 2020, approximately 65 percent of the candidates achieved
While performance in Profile 2, Interpretation and Analysis, Grades I–III compared with 70 percent in 2019 and 2018.
showed an increase at Grades A-C, performance in Profile There was improved performance on Profile 3 (Speaking). The
3, Application, showed a sharp decline. This pattern of performance on Profile 1 (Listening) was comparable to 2019,
performance was also noted in 2019. In 2020, approximately while there was a decline on Profile 2 (Reading) and Profile 4
83 per cent of the candidates achieved Grades A-C in Profile (Writing).
2 compared with approximately 76 per cent in 2019 and 70
per cent in 2018. In Profile 3, approximately 56 per cent of Approximately 17 per cent of candidates received Grade I in
the candidates earned Grades A-C in 2020 compared with 2020 compared to 23 per cent in 2019 and 22 per cent in
approximately 82 per cent in 2019 and 90 per cent in 2018. 2018.
Profile 2, was assessed in Paper 01(multiple choice) and
03(SBA) and Profile 3 in Paper 03. TECHNICAL DRAWING
In 2020, the overall percentage of candidates achieving
SOCIAL STUDIES acceptable Grades I–III was comparable to previous years, as
The number of candidates registered to sit the 2020 CSEC evidenced by 76 per cent in 202, 75 per cent in 2019 and 71
Social Studies remained consistent with the just over 42 per cent in 2018.
000 candidate who registered for the 2019 sitting of the
examination. Approximately 19 per cent of candidates received Grade I in
2020 compared to 20 per cent in 2019 and 12 in 2018.

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