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Appendix #7: Comments on revised CAPE Chemistry syllabus

Deletions Modifications Additions SBA Comments

Unit 1 Suggested Practical Suggestions SBA, not internal More
General activities are in a separate for teaching assessment as guidance
objective – column in the draft, as the syllabus - present, consists given in
7 in the compared to the present. The Practical of practical terms of
present Approach. activities and one explanatory
syllabus research project in notes.
omitted in any unit of any
draft. CAPE Sciences

Specific objective 6.9 Specific On site More
objective 4.4 moderation resources
included in the given in the
draft, not present draft for each
syllabus module than
the present
syllabus

Rearrange objective 1.2, Specific A total of 9 marks
module 2, separating objective 5.3 are to be allocated
P&D from execution for each skill,
(investigative project) (O/R/R, M/M, A/I,
P/D & Project)
rather than 12 for
all skills above,
except project in
the present
syllabus. Total in
draft –(5x9),
present, (4x12) for
each unit.

Objective 1.4, module 2 – End of Candidates will be
use of data for deduction, Module 1 – required to do
not a suggested practical suggested over the SBAs if
as in the present syllabus teaching and re-sitting the
learning subject. Students
activities- 1 to do exam if the
SBA score is less
than 50% per unit
in the draft
syllabus, unlike

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