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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2020

World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

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Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC )

psychological, theoretical, philosophical, sociological, political the Ideal Caribbean Person, UNESCO Pillars of Learning and
and psychometric considerations for syllabus development the political, philosophical and psychological considerations
and assessment. for syllabus development. Four of the five existing Aims were
further refined to support the integration of the principles of
The Aims, General and Specific Objectives were clarified to Computer-Aided Draughting (CAD) throughout the syllabus.
delimit the breadth and depth to which the knowledge, skills The General Objectives for all Sections were reviewed and
and attitudes covered in the syllabus should be covered; refined to better reflect the Specific Objectives and Content.
the content areas were revisited to ensure that they are The Specific Objectives and Content were reorganised,
specific, current and relevant and the Suggested Teaching clarified and delineated to ensure appropriate cognitive
and Learning Activities were revised to improve the quality demand, alignment with the principles of effective selection
of guidance provided for teachers and to better develop the and organisation of content and the appropriateness of the
twenty-first century skills. The Assessment was reviewed scope. Some Specific Objectives and Content were rearranged
to ensure that the strategies are appropriate for the revised to enhance the sequencing. New Specific Objectives and the
syllabus construct. related Content were also added. The General Objective
“understand the fundamentals of AutoCAD interface with
The draft syllabus was approved at the November 2020 respect to creating 2D shapes” was added to Unit 1B (General
meeting of SUBSEC for the revision of the syllabus to be Objective 1) to effectively support new Content, and related
completed. The request was approved. As such, the draft activities which focus on the importance of AutoCAD to
syllabus will be sent to resource persons and other stakeholders Technical Drawing. The Committee recommended that the
for comments. A Panel Meeting will be convened in 2020 to Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities be revised to
complete the revision of the syllabuses. The final draft of the help teachers cater to the divergent needs of the learners and
syllabus along with the specimen examination papers, keys to encourage the integration of technology while fostering
and mark schemes will be submitted to SUBSEC in October the development of twenty-first century skills, which may be
2021 for approval. The approved syllabus along with the transferred to greater preparation for transitioning to the world
specimen examination papers, keys and mark schemes will be of work and for further education.
distributed to schools in May–June 2022, for first examination
in May–June 2024. The Review Committee also recommended an update of the
list of print resources, and the inclusion of electronic resources
TECHNICAL DRAWING in the syllabus. A column was also included which paralleled
The Review Committee at its meeting held on 5–7 October and aligned the Specific Objectives to the related Content to
2020, reviewed all aspects of the CSEC® Technical Drawing afford for greater readability and ease of reference thereby
Syllabus to recommend changes in light of feedback received making the syllabus user friendly.
from stakeholders via questionnaires, and reports, as well as
to align the syllabus with the required policies of the council. The draft syllabus will be submitted to the April 2021 meeting
The Committee revised the Rationale and Aims to ensure of SUBSEC requesting approval to complete the revision of the
compliance with the twenty-first century skills, attributes of syllabus. If the request is approved, the draft syllabus will be

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