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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2020

World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE )
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The draft syllabus will be submitted to SUBSEC for approval BUILDING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DRAWING (BMED)
at the meeting to be held in April 2021. If approved, the draft The Review Committee met 14–16 October 2020, and revised all
syllabus containing the proposed amendments will be sent to aspects of the CAPE® Building Mechanical Engineering Syllabus.
subject specialists and a sample of teachers of the subject in The Committee analysed teachers’ comments and concerns as
Participating Territories for their comments. Their responses expressed in questionnaires and reports, evaluated candidates’
will be analysed and used at a Panel meeting to finalise the performance in the examinations and proposed amendments
syllabus in June 2021. The finalised syllabus will be submitted to the syllabus and examinations in light of their performance;
to SUBSEC for approval in October 2021 and for teaching in and amendments to the syllabuses in light of these comments
September 2022 and examinations from May–June 2023. and concerns and policy requirements. The Review Committee
recommended that the Panel considered the revision of the
APPLIED MATHEMATICS Rationale, Aims, General Objectives and Specific Objectives.
A Panel meeting was held in May 2020. The Panellists
reviewed and refined all the General Objectives to ensure They recommended the inclusion of more current and
that they captured the cognitive, affective and psychomotor relevant content areas such as cloud storage, cybersecurity
domains. Specific Objectives, and the related Content were and computer misuse, and different programming languages,
examined and adjusted where deemed necessary to ensure including those that allow for object-oriented programming as
that the depth and scope were clear. Some Specific Objectives well as application for mobile devices. They also suggested
were reworded, rearranged in a logical teaching order, new a revision of Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities in
ones written and a few deleted in the Modules. The suggested each Module of the syllabus to help teachers better cater to
teaching and learning activities were reviewed for all modules diversity among learners and to stimulate and maintain interest
to help teachers engage students in learning experiences in the subject area. Additionally, the Committee recommended
which would equip them with the relevant mathematical the revision of the requirements for the SBA and associated
and technical competencies, transferable skills such as assessment instruments to ensure that group work is accepted;
critical thinking, innovativeness, team work, problem-solving, essential skills are being assessed as well as the development of
communication, and other life skills while catering to the a Paper 032 for each Unit, and revision of the List of Resources
different learning styles. The suggested list of resources was to include current print and electronic sources.
also updated.
The Review Committee revised all the components of the
Additional meetings will be held to refine the Objectives, CAPE® Building Mechanical Engineering Syllabus to include
Content, Assessment and Specimen Paper in preparation the Rationale and Aims, to ensure that it was compliant with the
for submission to the October 2021 meeting of SUBSEC for Policy, as well as the philosophical, political and psychological
approval. If approval is granted, the syllabus and copies of the principles espoused by the Council. The Aims and General
specimen examination papers, keys and mark schemes will be Objectives were refined to ensure alignment with the focus of
distributed to schools in September 2022, for first examination the Rationale, the Specific Objectives and Content to ensure
in May–June 2023. they appropriately delineated the breadth and depth of content,
coverage currency and relevance for each Module.

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