SBA Manuals - Caribbean Examinations Council

mark that is midway between the lowest
mark and the middle mark.
The centre must submit by the stipulated deadlines,
ONLY the sample that has been selected by the SBA
online application
Where the number of candidates is less than 5, the
projects of ALL candidates must be submitted.
SYLLABUS
GUIDELINES
(pages 26 -30)
Candidates‟ research projects must be based on (or
related to) economic issues and problems.
Issues and problems to be investigated must be
approved by the teacher.
A research report of 1000 – 1200 words must be
submitted.
The report must include qualitative or quantitative
data or both and may include graphs, charts or tables.
Candidates can work either in groups or individually,
but independent reports must be submitted.
Teachers must assess the completed work in
accordance with the mark scheme provided on pages
29-30 of the CXC syllabus.
RESIT PROVISIONS
At registration, the previous year‟s registration number must
be indicated.
All candidates with their previous year‟s registration
numbers must be listed on the Record of Marks, if these are
used.
Candidates who have earned moderated marks equal
to 50% or more of the total SBA marks may elect not
to repeat the SBA component, provided that they
rewrite the examination during the subsequent year.
Candidates whose moderated marks are less than
50% of the maximum SBA marks for the subject,
must repeat SBA requirements at any subsequent
sitting of the examination.
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