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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2020

World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE )
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associated assessment instruments as well as the revision of keys and mark schemes will be submitted to SUBSEC in
the Paper 032, the Alternative to the SBA, to ensure greater October 2021, for approval. If approval is granted, the syllabus
alignment to the skills assessed in the Paper 031 and to reduce and copies of the specimen examination papers, keys and
the number of items from nine to six for Unit 2, Paper 032, in mark schemes will be distributed to schools in September
response to the policy requirements. 2022, for first examination in May–June 2023.

They also suggested revising the instructions and mark AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
scheme, especially as it relates to the requirements of the A Panel meeting was held in February 2020. The Panellists
SBA and the Alternative to the SBA, so as to provide greater reviewed and refined the Rationale and Aims to reflect key
clarity and guidance to candidates and teachers and the concepts and to ensure greater alignment with the key areas
external assessment tasks to ensure that the items are at the of the syllabus. The General Objectives were also reviewed
appropriate level of demand, clearly aligned to the Specific and refined to align with the changes made to the Aims and
Objectives, and to ensure that the items on Paper 2 encourage to ensure that they captured the cognitive, affective and
greater application of twenty-first century skills. psychomotor domains.

An amendment was also made to the assessment component Specific Objectives and the related Content were examined
of the existing Accounting Syllabus to include the SBA topics and adjusted where deemed necessary to ensure that the
for 2021 and 2022. These are: depth and scope were clear. Some Specific Objectives
were reworded, rearranged in a logical teaching order, with
Topic for 2021: In the Caribbean, there are business entities new ones written and a few deleted in the Modules. The
operating which are headquartered in many different countries. Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities were reviewed
Assess how accounting standards assist these entities in for all Modules to help teachers engage students in learning
satisfying reporting requirements. experiences which would encourage the development of the
practical twenty-first century skills, and a greater infusion of
Topic for 2022: Users of financial statements make economic technology in the implementation of the syllabus.
decisions using the information produced by the accounting
process. In order for information to be useful, it must be reliable The draft syllabus was submitted and approved by SUBSEC
and faithfully represent what it purports to represent. Assess in April 2020. A Panel meeting to complete the revision of the
the impact of internal control systems on published financial syllabus and to develop specimen papers, keys and marks
statements. scheme will be held in 2021. The final draft of the syllabus
along with the specimen examination papers, keys and mark
The draft syllabus was submitted to the April 2020 meeting of schemes will be submitted to SUBSEC in October 2021 for
SUBSEC requesting approval to complete the revision of the approval. If approval is granted, the syllabus and copies of the
syllabus. The request was approved. A Panel meeting will be specimen examination papers, keys and mark schemes will be
convened in May 2021 to finalise the syllabus. The final draft distributed to schools in September 2022, for first examination
of the syllabus, along with the specimen examination papers, in May–June 2023.

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