SBA Manuals - Caribbean Examinations Council
SBA Manuals - Caribbean Examinations Council
SBA Manuals - Caribbean Examinations Council
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who gained the<br />
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highest mark<br />
middle (median) mark<br />
lowest mark<br />
mark that is midway between the highest<br />
mark and the middle mark<br />
mark that is midway between the lowest<br />
mark and the middle mark.<br />
The centre must submit, by the stipulated deadlines, ONLY<br />
the sample that has been selected by the <strong>SBA</strong> online<br />
application.<br />
SYLLABUS GUIDELINES<br />
(pages 3 – 7)<br />
RESIT PROVISIONS<br />
Where the number of candidates is less than 5, the work<br />
of ALL candidates must be submitted.<br />
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Teachers are required to formulate a problem and its<br />
conditions from ONE of ten (10) categories.<br />
For this exercise, EACH candidate is required to<br />
design an individual solution to the problem and<br />
prepare a portfolio containing a complete set of<br />
assembly working drawings of a device/gadget<br />
selected from ONE of TEN categories.<br />
The design Project must be done in its entirety in the<br />
classroom/laboratory under the supervision of a<br />
teacher.<br />
The portfolio MUST be prepared to show the<br />
following: name of project, category, statement of<br />
the problem, conditions, parts and materials, design<br />
justification, pictorial and assembly, working<br />
drawings.<br />
At registration, the previous year‟s registration number must<br />
be indicated.<br />
All candidates, with their previous year‟s registration<br />
numbers, must be listed on the Record Sheet, if these are<br />
being used.<br />
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Candidates who obtained moderated marks equal to<br />
50% or more of the <strong>SBA</strong> total may choose not to<br />
repeat their <strong>SBA</strong> provided that they resit in the<br />
subsequent year.<br />
Candidates who obtained moderated marks less than<br />
50% of the total <strong>SBA</strong> marks, must be reassessed<br />
during the Terms 1 and 2 of the examination year.<br />
Such candidates must enter through an approved<br />
educational institution.<br />
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