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Registrar/SCD further outlined the importance of the participants’ contributions to the meeting based
on their background and teaching experience and stated that members of staff will give guidance on
issues related to curriculum development, and measurement and evaluation.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

4. The Agenda as proposed by the Assistant Registrar/SCD was adopted (see Appendix I).

OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING

5. The Assistant Registrar/SCD gave an overview of the objectives of the meeting. These were
to:

(a) complete the revision of the syllabus based on comments received from resource
persons and teachers; and,

(b) construct Specimen Papers, keys and mark schemes.

SYLLABUS MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

6. The Assistant Registrar/SCD presented to the Panel the syllabus maintenance and
implementation processes and the outline of the format of the syllabus. The presentation also
highlighted the political, philosophical and psychological considerations for syllabus development. She
informed the members of the Panel that underpinning the political considerations were Vision of the
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Ideal Caribbean Person which was adopted by the CARICOM Heads of Government at their 18
Summit and the UNESCO five Pillars of Learning (learning to know; learning to do; learning to live
together; learning to be; and learning to transform oneself and society). In referring to the attributes
of the Ideal Caribbean Person, the members of the Review Committee agreed that the syllabus should
focus on the development of someone who:

(a) is imbued with respect for life;

(b) is aware of the importance of living in harmony with the environment;

(c) demonstrates multiple literacies, independent and critical thinking, questions the
beliefs and practices of the past and present, and brings this to bear on the innovative
application of science and technology to problem-solving.
- Caribbean Education Strategy 2000

7. After a discussion on the UNESCO Pillars of Learning, it was agreed that on completion of the
course of study, among the competencies to be developed would be that students will learn to know,
learn to do, learn to live together, learn to be, and learn to transform themselves and society. The
UNESCO Pillars of Learning and the Ideal Caribbean Person would be incorporated in the Rationale of
the syllabus and operationalized through the tasks in which learners would be engaged.

8. The Assistant Registrar/SCD explained the philosophical and psychological considerations
which were considered vital to the syllabus development process. These were survival skills (Wagner);
problem-solving and critical thinking skills; multiple intelligences (Gardner); emotional intelligences
(Goleman) and the learning theories.

REPORT OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE

9. The Panel received a printed copy of the report of the Review Committee meeting for CAPE®
Physics which was held on 18–20 October 2016. The members of the Panel were informed that the
Review Committee for the CAPE® Physics Syllabus, having reviewed the Technical Report of EDPD, and
having deliberated on the concerns of teachers, proposed the amendments summarised below.

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