CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Friday said it wanted to assure all stakeholders of the integrity of its Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Chemistry Unit 2 Paper 02 examination, which was conducted on May 9 this year across the region.
In a statement, CXC said that concerns have been raised that the questions on the examination were focused on material from the CAPE Chemistry Unit 1 syllabus, and not from the CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 syllabus.
“Mindful of the anxiety among candidates and parents arising from these concerns, CXC immediately launched an investigation into this matter. These investigations have determined that the questions on the CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 Paper 02 examination, were indeed designed for candidates to demonstrate knowledge of material covered by the CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 syllabus.”
CXC said that as it continues “to listen to the concerns by engaging with stakeholders, we stand by our robust quality assurance system which includes qualified professionals at all stages of the examination development process, ensuring the efficacy of the examinations.”
“This system also allows for adjustments during the marking and grading process to ensure that candidates are not negatively affected by circumstances outside of their control.”
CXC said that the integrity of its assessments “is critical to candidates and to the currency of our qualifications, in keeping with our mission to develop the human capital of our Caribbean people through partnerships for global competitiveness”.
Earlier this month, the CXC said it had commenced ”investigations” into the circumstances surrounding an issue which occurred with the distribution of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Principles of Accounts Paper 02, at specific centres.
CXC had earlier issued a statement denying reports on social media that “an examination paper” had been leaked.
In May last year, CXC identified Jamaica as the country where its Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper 02 examination paper had been leaked.
The CXC, established in 1972, is an institution that provides regional and internationally recognised secondary school leaving examinations relevant to the needs of the region, assists in Common Entrance and other types of examinations as well as producing teaching materials and training teachers to use the CXC syllabi.
CXC has a comprehensive suite of qualifications to meet the needs of the region namely CSEC, Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC), Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the CXC Associate Degree (CXC-AD).
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