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CARI BB E AN
E XA MINA TIONS
C OUN CIL
REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
JANUARY 2012
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
GENERAL PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
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St Michael, Barbados
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GENERAL COMMENTS
This year a total of 4, 913 candidates registered for the Principles of Business General Proficiency examination. The examination is comprised of the following Papers:
Paper 01
Paper 02
Paper 032
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Multiple Choice
Essay Paper
Alternative to School Based Assessment
(Private Candidates)
Paper 01 consists of 60 multiple–choice items taken from the three profiles of the syllabus. The performance of candidates on this paper was commendable. The mean mark was 33.69. Approximately
67 per cent of the candidates scored at least 50 per cent of the available marks on this paper. One candidate achieved the maximum available mark.
Paper 02 comprised two sections. Candidates were required to answer three compulsory questions in
Section I and two of four optional questions, one from Section II and one from Section III. The mean mark for this paper was 51.35 out of 100. The standard deviation was 16.93. The marks ranged from 0 to
98. Approximately 53 per cent of the candidates scored at least 50 per cent of the available marks on this paper. Paper 032 – the alternative to the School–Based Assessment (SBA) – is an examination offered to private candidates. Candidates were required to respond to questions based on a business plan using a given template. The overall performance on this paper continues to show improvement. The mean mark was 19.89 out of
40. The standard deviation was 6.98. The maximum marked achieved was 39 out of 40. Approximately
54 per cent of the candidates scored at least 50 per cent of the maximum available mark on this paper.
DETAILED COMMENTS
Paper 02–Essay
Section I – Compulsory
Question 1
This question
E XA MINA TIONS
C OUN CIL
REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
JANUARY 2012
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
GENERAL PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
Copyright © 2012 Caribbean Examinations Council
St Michael, Barbados
All rights reserved.
2
GENERAL COMMENTS
This year a total of 4, 913 candidates registered for the Principles of Business General Proficiency examination. The examination is comprised of the following Papers:
Paper 01
Paper 02
Paper 032
-
Multiple Choice
Essay Paper
Alternative to School Based Assessment
(Private Candidates)
Paper 01 consists of 60 multiple–choice items taken from the three profiles of the syllabus. The performance of candidates on this paper was commendable. The mean mark was 33.69. Approximately
67 per cent of the candidates scored at least 50 per cent of the available marks on this paper. One candidate achieved the maximum available mark.
Paper 02 comprised two sections. Candidates were required to answer three compulsory questions in
Section I and two of four optional questions, one from Section II and one from Section III. The mean mark for this paper was 51.35 out of 100. The standard deviation was 16.93. The marks ranged from 0 to
98. Approximately 53 per cent of the candidates scored at least 50 per cent of the available marks on this paper. Paper 032 – the alternative to the School–Based Assessment (SBA) – is an examination offered to private candidates. Candidates were required to respond to questions based on a business plan using a given template. The overall performance on this paper continues to show improvement. The mean mark was 19.89 out of
40. The standard deviation was 6.98. The maximum marked achieved was 39 out of 40. Approximately
54 per cent of the candidates scored at least 50 per cent of the maximum available mark on this paper.
DETAILED COMMENTS
Paper 02–Essay
Section I – Compulsory
Question 1
This question