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Item The Alternative Paper to School Based Assessment (SBA): Importance of sustaining and expanding the CXC innovation [PowerPoint presentation](2013-06-24) Griffith, Stafford A.This paper explores the significance and challenges of the Alternative Paper to School-Based Assessment (SBA) in the public examinations offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). It considers the opportunity that the Alternative Paper provides to out-of-school candidates to complete their secondary or immediate post-secondary education and to acquire certification for advancement at work or to satisfy other purposes. It examines the challenge of assuring equivalence of the competencies assessed for those who take the Alternative Paper and those who complete the SBA. This is an important consideration since the two sets of candidates obtain certification that is identical. The paper considers the impact of the possible discontinuation of the Alternative Paper. It concludes by urging the adoption of measures to sustain and expand the Alternative Paper, including steps to assure its validity as a measure of the competencies developed and assessed through SBA. These measures include more extensive action research and the use of technology to provide simulated experience for out-of-school candidates who may not have access to the facilities that would enable them to develop and demonstrate the same competencies as their in-school counterpartsItem The Caribbean Examinations Council: Responding to the Educational Needs of the Region(1999) Griffith, Stafford A.This monograph examines the considerations leading to the establishment of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in 1972. It notes that the CXC was established as a fully managed Caribbean operation, and that one of its principal purposes was to replace the examinations of overseas boards with indigenous secondary school examinations of more relevance to the needs of the Caribbean. It is explained that the three proficiencies under the Council offers the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) cater for a larger population of candidates than the General Certificate of Education (GCE) O’ Level examinations it replaced. In addition, the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) of the Council provides educational opportunities for a cross-section of the post-secondary population than the traditional A’ Levels. The monograph examines the various modes of assessment used by CXC, including internal assessment, which is an important aspect of the Council’s examinations. It points to the close working relationship between the Council and teachers, and the extent of their involvement in various aspects of the Council’ examinations. The monograph concludes that the Council has contributed considerably to the process of regional integration and the development of the identity of the Caribbean citizen. It hypothesizes that, in the coming decade, the Councils examination services will expand rapidly within and beyond the English-Speaking Caribbean.Item Choice and performance in CSEC and CAPE TVET subjects: A comparison with more conventional subjects(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2013) Griffith, Stafford A.The study was undertaken to ascertain the extent to which students in their last years of schooling in the Caribbean were opting to pursue technical vocational education and training (TVET) courses of study and examinations, compared with more traditional academic offerings, and whether it was the poor-performing students who were taking TVET courses of study and examinations. The research utilized examinations data from the total population of students in the 16 member countries of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) over a five-year period. The study found that a rather small number of students were opting to pursue TVET courses of study, compared with the number opting to pursue more traditional subjects, such as the natural sciences. The study posited that the small number entering for TVET subjects might well be a consequence of the lack of a large enough range of TVET offerings in schools, the continuing low status accorded to TVET subjects in the employment sector, and the perception that much of the emphasis of the CXC programmes is on providing the theoretical foundations for further education and training rather than on providing employable skills. The findings of the study did not support the view that it is the poor-performing students who are pursuing TVET courses of study and examinationsItem Convergent and discriminant validation of measures of subject dimensions in three selected examinations of the Caribbean Examinations Council(2008-12-02T13:19:32Z) Griffith, Stafford A.Item Environmental education manual: Teachers guide to environmental education(Caribbean Conservation Association, 1982) Griffith, Stafford A.;This five-unit volume is intended for use principally as a guide to the teaching of environmental education in upper secondary schools in Barbados. Topic areas of units include: 1) the environment and environmental conservation; 2) erosion/conservation and land use/misuse; 3) destruction/protection of wildlife and the importance, destruction, and conservation of vegetation; 4) water pollution/management, air pollution and preventative measures, and destruction and preservation of the marine ecosystem; and 5) natural disasters and their effects on the environment. Provided for each unit are an introduction (giving an overview of unit subject matter), a list of general objectives, a list of concepts (major generalizations or subject matter to be learned), a list of materials/equipment needed, a list of subject areas to which the unit may be correlated, and lesson plans. Lesson plans suggest ways in which various aspects of the unit may be taught. They are divided into the following areas: specific objectives, learning activities, assignments, and evaluation methods. Also provided is an appendix containing maps and other resource materials that teachers may find difficulty in obtainingItem Rethinking school based assessment(Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), 2000) Griffith, Stafford A.This paper focuses principally on school based assessment (SBA) I end of secondary school examinations. It recommends the use of an authentic assessment approach to this component of and examination which it claims will not only individualize a part of the curriculum, but will also focus on the application of knowledge to real world situations and therefore enhance the learning and testing process.