In recognition of the impact of Covid-19 on the education system and more specifically on the schedule of the its regional examination, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has introduced a “modified” examination process.
In a release yesterday, CXC stated that it has proposed a revised examinations strategy “… to yield valid grades and minimize the disruption to the education system during these unprecedented times.”
Consequently, the Council has made the policy decision to offer a modified examination process as follows:
Administration of at least one common paper (Multiple Choice Assessments);
School Based Assessments (SBAs) and Paper 032s (Alternative to SBA) for private candidates;
Award final grades based on the moderated SBAs and Multiple Choice Papers.
The following, the Council stated, are exceptions to the aforementioned process where candidates will be required to complete additional components:
Modern Languages (Spanish, French and Portuguese)
Human and Social Biology
Visual Arts
According to CXC, this strategy will employ the e-testing modality (online and offline) in order to reduce the examinations administration’s processing time resulting in the shortest turn-around time for marking and the release of examination results. In addition, it says that it will provide an opportunity for the timely presentation of grades to facilitate matriculation to higher education or to access employment. This also minimises disruption to the 2020/2021 academic year.
The Council’s decision came after it had monitored developments across the CARICOM region and worked closely with representatives from the Ministries of Education and tertiary institutions “to arrive at a regional consensus for the administration of May/June 2020 examinations.
CXC is encouraging teachers and students to utilise the CXC Learning Hub – its e-Learning platform that provides learners and instructors with a single access point to multiple resources geared towards exam preparation which is available at learninghub.cxc.org, the release added.
Persons requiring further information can contact Richard Rose, Corporate Communications Manager – (246) 227-1889 or via e-mail at rrose@cxc.org or Folayan Taitt, Public Relations and Marketing Officer – (246) 227-1892 or ftaitt@cxc.org.
