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Appendix  #5:  COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATION  for  VISUAL  ARTS/
               ART & DESIGN



                    AREA             CONCERN          RECOMMENDATION                  REMARKS

                                  CXC’S              A comprehensive action      It is to be noted that the
                                  intensions to      plan from CXC needs to      Visual Arts curriculum
                                  conduct the 2017  be submitted identifying     seeks to develop
                                  moderation         the following: How will     various skills in
                                  exercise with the   standardization take       students. These skills
                                  on-site format.    place, what will be the     are demonstrated in the
                                                     composition of              production of VISUAL
                                                     moderation team, what       ARTS PRODUCTS
                                                     will be put in place to     which are tangible. The
                                                     ensure that the             creation of these
                                                     environment is              products also brings
                                                     standardize across the      out the creativity in our
                                                     schools for viewing of      students and as such
                     2017                            SBAs, what will be the      will be highly
                MODERATION                           moderation period, how      subjective. It is
                  EXERCISE                           much teams will be          therefore very
                                                     conducting the exercise,    important that adequate
                                                     what provisions will be     measures are put in
                                                     made for second marking,  place to reduce this
                                                     will the class teacher be   subjectivity as the
                                                     part of the team, will the   work is been assess.
                                                     process be the same for
                                                     all territories

                                  Delay in           Information needs to be
                                  information with   sent out in a timelier
                                  respect to         manner indicating ALL
                                  submission of      the requirements for
                                  SBA                submission.
                                  requirements

                     2017         The composition    The Marking teams for       Visual Arts questions
                EAMINATION  of the 2017              both subjects should        attract in most cases a
                  MARKING         Marking teams      reflect a REAL mixture      “cultural response.”
                  EXERCISE        were made up of    of persons from across      Students are called
                                  100% Jamaican      the territories in order to   upon to use their
                                  assistant          have a wide range of the    cultural and historical
                                  examiners and      culture and experience      experiences to create
                                  more than 50%      represented and to reduce  their product which



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