CSEC RESULTS

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 CSEC Trends and Highlights – Region
CSEC ENGLISH A

CSEC English A - Region • Improved performance

100

• Summary writing still

80

60
remains a challenge
40
• Performance on the
20
Understanding profile
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 significantly better
2011 2012 2013
than on Expression

57% achieved Grades I – III

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CSEC ENGLISH B

CSEC English B - Region • Second examination on new

100.00 texts
80.00 • 5 % improvement in
candidates earning
60.00
acceptable Grades I – III
40.00
(68% to 73%)
20.00 • Improvement most evident
0.00
on Poetry profile and Prose
1 2 3 4 5 6 fiction
2011 2012 2013

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CSEC SPANISH

CSEC Spanish - Region • Consistent

100
performance over the
80
last three years.
60
• On both foreign
40 languages the number
20 of candidates earning
0
acceptable grades
1 2 3 4 5 6
improved by 3 %
2011 2012 2013

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CSEC
MATHEMATICS
• A few candidates scored
full marks on each paper
CSEC Mathematics - Region • 35% earned Grades I – III.
100
• Much evidence of
80 unfamiliarity with basic
lower secondary level
60 concepts. For example,
13 000 candidates could
40 not measure and state
the length of a given line
20
nor determine the
0
measure of an angle.
1 2 3 4 5 6 • Completion of
2011 2012 2013 programmes such as
CCSLC would provide solid
foundation
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CSEC ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

CSEC Additional Mathematics • Second examination in this

subject at CSEC
Region • Candidate population
100 increased by 69%
(Approximately 3000)
80
• A platform for success at CAPE
60 Pure Mathematics
• Approximately 70% at Grades
40 I – III with and 27% at Grade I
20
• Expect this type of
performance since it includes
0 outstanding students enrolled
1 2 3 4 5 6 in CSEC Mathematics
2011 2012 2013

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CSEC CARIBBEAN HISTORY

CSEC Caribbean History - Region • Candidate

100
population has not
80 grown
60
• Performance
40
remained consistent
20 with 71% earning
0 Grades I – III.
1 2 3 4 5 6

2011 2012 2013

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CSEC BIOLOGY

CSEC Biology - Region • Consistent

100
performance
80
• New syllabus
60 effective for
40 examination. These
20
can be found on the
website
0
1 2 3 4 5 6

2011 2012 2013

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CSEC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CSEC Information Technology • Significant improvement

Region in candidates earning
100 Grades I - II.
80 • Over 80% at Grades
60
I – III
40 • Candidates experienced
20
difficulty with concepts
related to advanced
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 data types
2011 2012 2013

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CSEC ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
PREPARATION MANAGEMENT
• On Paper 01, the concepts
CSEC EDPM - Region which proved most challenging
100
include keyboard shortcuts,
maintaining an electronic filing
80
system and manipulating the
system to move and delete
text.
60
 
40 • On Paper 02, the production
paper, challenges related
20 primarily to the interpretation
of manuscript signs and
0 understanding the output for
1 2 3 4 5 6 the completed tasks before
2011 2012 2013
attempting the question.

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CSEC AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Stable
Performance
CSEC Agricultural Science (DA) CSEC Agricultural Science (SA)
Region Region
100 100

80 80

60 60

40 40

20 20

0
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6
2011 2012 2013
2011 2012 2013

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CSEC GEOGRAPHY

CSEC Geography - Region Areas requiring attention:

100
•Adherence to standard
drawing practices
80 •Employing strategies to
60
help candidates to
master map reading
40 skills. Three dimensional
models of features and
20 aerial photographs could
be used.
0
1 2 3 4 5 6

2011 2012 2013

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Some numbers to ponder

Number of Region:
candidates
92164
who wrote
English A

Number of
Region:
candidates
who wrote 92914
Mathematics

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Presented by Glenroy Cumberbatch
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