CSEC RESULTS www cxc org 1 May June

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May – June 2015 EXAMINATION RESULTS Presentation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Science, Technology and Innovation of Barbados 14 August 2015 www. cxc. org

578, 035 603, 383 700, 000 622, 986 612, 100 635, 651 CSEC® REGIONAL CANDIDATE AND SUBJECT ENTRIES 2011 -2015 600, 000 Candidate Entries Subject Entries 500, 000 400, 000 132, 824 142, 887 149, 312 156, 970 200, 000 153, 118 300, 000 100, 000 2011 2012 2013 www. cxc. org 2014 2015 3

CSEC® REGIONAL CANDIDATE ENTRIES 2015 TERRITORY Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla Barbados Belize British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat St Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Suriname Saba St. Maarten TOTAL No. MALES 746 146 3, 333 1, 556 136 495 568 1, 085 4, 508 28, 204 52 556 1, 299 No. FEMALES 1, 150 281 4, 535 1, 900 185 592 805 1, 625 8, 099 39, 019 48 897 1, 592 TOTAL 1, 896 427 7, 868 3, 456 321 1, 087 1, 373 2, 710 12, 607 67, 223 100 1, 453 2, 891 1, 089 10, 870 185 12 5 78 54, 923 14, 865 274 13 15 83 77, 901 3, 012 25, 735 459 25 20 161 132, 824 www. cxc. org 4

CSEC® REGIONAL GENDER COMPARISON 2015 MALES FEMALES 41% FEMALES 59% www. cxc. org 5

CCSLC® REGIONAL CANDIDATE AND SUBJECT ENTRIES 2011 -2015 49, 067 60, 000 50, 000 Candidate Entry Subject Entry 12, 330 5, 695 5, 478 10, 000 5, 747 7, 349 20, 000 13, 742 15, 193 19, 681 30, 000 20, 754 40, 000 2011 2012 2013 www. cxc. org 2014 2015 6

How we assess CCSLC Results CAPE Results CPEA Results CSEC Results CVQ Results www. cxc. org 7

CXC System of Examinations VS c e h tt e ur s a e M CRITERION REFERENCED t r o oh s n i a d ag NORM REFERENCED We are criterion-referenced… Performance is measured against specific objectives, set criteria or standards www. cxc. org 8

GRADED EXAMINATIONS • CAPE – Module grades in addition to overall grade • CSEC • CCSLC – Overall grade only • CVQ* • CPEA – Overall grade only – Profile grades in addition to overall grade – Pass/fail *CVQ® is the registered trademark of the Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA) www. cxc. org

CSEC Grading System Grade I • Shows COMPREHENSIVE grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade II • Shows good grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade III • Shows fairly good grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade IV • Shows moderate grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade V • Shows limited grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies Grade VI • Shows very limited grasp of concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies

CSEC Comparison of Performance Barbados obtained 95% or more acceptable grades (Grades I-III) in • Economics • Physical Education and Sport • Theatre Arts Barbados performed better than the Region in CSEC examinations • 13 out of 34 subjects had better overall performance • 69% attained acceptable grades Grade I-III compared to a Regional 68% www. cxc. org 11

CSEC Comparison of Performance: 13 Subjects Barbados performed better than the Region ry ts g em Ch su Vi ist Ar al w ra l. D ca Te ch ni at h em at in ics (A ) sh ec ta M ec El nd gli no Te ch & En lo us M xt Te gy ic s ile ds ng hi ot Cl El Bu ild in g. T ec h . ( W oo tio tri Nu & ) n t en em ag Fo od an M : ics Ho m e Ec on om Ph ys ica l. E Ec du on ca om tio ics n 100. 0 90. 0 80. 0 70. 0 60. 0 50. 0 40. 0 30. 0 20. 0 10. 0 Barbados Grade I-III (%) Regional Grade I-III (%) www. cxc. org 12

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC ENGLISH A Stable and comparable performance: 59% in 2014 and 59% in 2015 in the Region Stable and comparable performance: 68% in 2014 and 71% in 2015 in Barbados www. cxc. org 13

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC MATHEMATICS Improved performance: 48% in 2014 to 57% in 2015 for Region Improved performance: 63% in 2014 to 67% in 2015 for Barbados www. cxc. org 14

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS There was an overall increase in acceptable Grades (I-III). • Barbados had 73% in 2014 compared to 91% in 2015 • The region had 76% in 2014 compared to 93% in 2015 www. cxc. org 15

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC OFFICE ADMINISTRATION There was an overall increase in acceptable Grades (I-III). • Barbados had 59% in 2014 compared to 78% in 2015 • The region had 74% in 2014 compared to 87% in 2015 www. cxc. org 16

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC CHEMISTRY Barbados’ performance was comparable to the Region • • 60% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 59% 9% attained Grade I compared to a Regional 10% www. cxc. org 17

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC BIOLOGY Barbados’ performance was lower when compared with the Region • • 60% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 66% 5% attained Grade I compared to a Regional 9% www. cxc. org 18

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC PHYSICS Barbados’ performance was slightly lower when compared with the Region • • 59% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 61% 14% attained Grade I compared to a Regional 14% www. cxc. org 19

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION MANAGEMENT Barbados’ performance was lower when compared with the Region • • 84% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 90% 9% attained Grade I compared to a Regional 17% www. cxc. org 20

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC SOCIAL STUDIES Barbados’ performance was lower when compared with the Region • • 62% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 64% 1% attained Grade I compared to a Regional 3% www. cxc. org 21

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Barbados’ performance was lower when compared with the Region • • 80% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 88% 24% attained Grade I compared to a Regional 27% www. cxc. org 22

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY There was an overall decline in acceptable Grades (I-III). • • Barbados had 59% in 2014 compared to 35% in 2015 The region had 63% in 2014 compared to 45% in 2015 www. cxc. org 23

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC PRINICPLES OF ACCOUNTS Stable and comparable performance www. cxc. org 24

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC SPANISH Stable and comparable performance www. cxc. org 25

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC GEOGRAPHY Stable and comparable performance www. cxc. org 26

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC TECHNICAL DRAWING There was an overall decline in acceptable Grades (I-III). • Barbados had 78% in 2014 compared to 64% in 2015 – Grade I declined from 16% to 7% • The region had 78% in 2014 compared to 64% in 2015 – Grade I declined from 16% to 8% www. cxc. org 27

CSEC Trends and Highlights CSEC BUILDING TECHNOLOGY - WOODS CSEC Building Technology - Woods Region 100 80 60 40 20 0 1 2 3 2013 4 2014 5 6 2015 There was an overall stable performance over the years Barbados’ performance was better when compared with the Region • 85% attained acceptable grades (Grade I-III) compared to a Regional 80% www. cxc. org 28

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