CSEC MayJune2013 Social Studies SR
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®
EXAMINATION
MAY/JUNE 2013
SOCIAL STUDIES
GENERAL PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
Copyright © 2013 Caribbean Examinations Council
St Michael, Barbados
All rights reserved.
-2GENERAL COMMENTS
The Social Studies examination is offered to candidates at the June and January administration of the examination. The subject continues to attract over fifty thousand registrants for each June sitting. The examination consists of the following papers:
Paper 01
Paper 02
Paper 031
Paper 032
Multiple Choice
Structured Questions and Extended Essays
School-Based Assessment
Alternative to School-Based Assessment
Approximately 49,000 candidates sat the June 2013 examination. Of this number 68 per cent achieved
Grades I–III, down from 71 per cent last year.
DETAILED COMMENTS
Paper 01 – Multiple Choice
This paper consisted of 60 items, all designed to assess the Knowledge and Comprehension profile. The mean on this paper was 35.12 out of 60, or approximately 59 per cent. This was consistent with the performance in 2012.
Paper 02 – Structured Questions and Extended essays
The paper consisted of ten questions arranged in three sections, labelled A, B and C. Candidates were required to answer a total of five questions, that is, two from Section A, two from Section B and one from
Section C. Each question was worth 20 marks. The profiles tested were Profile 1, Knowledge and
Comprehension and Profile 2, Application, Evaluation and Problem-solving. The mean on this paper was approximately 37 per cent.
Section A: Individual Family and Society
In this section candidates were required to respond to two out of three questions. The quality of the responses ranged from excellent to less than satisfactory.
Question 1
This was the most popular question in Section A with 44 427 responses. It had a mean of 8.74 out of 20 or approximately 44 per cent. The question tested candidates’
REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®
EXAMINATION
MAY/JUNE 2013
SOCIAL STUDIES
GENERAL PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
Copyright © 2013 Caribbean Examinations Council
St Michael, Barbados
All rights reserved.
-2GENERAL COMMENTS
The Social Studies examination is offered to candidates at the June and January administration of the examination. The subject continues to attract over fifty thousand registrants for each June sitting. The examination consists of the following papers:
Paper 01
Paper 02
Paper 031
Paper 032
Multiple Choice
Structured Questions and Extended Essays
School-Based Assessment
Alternative to School-Based Assessment
Approximately 49,000 candidates sat the June 2013 examination. Of this number 68 per cent achieved
Grades I–III, down from 71 per cent last year.
DETAILED COMMENTS
Paper 01 – Multiple Choice
This paper consisted of 60 items, all designed to assess the Knowledge and Comprehension profile. The mean on this paper was 35.12 out of 60, or approximately 59 per cent. This was consistent with the performance in 2012.
Paper 02 – Structured Questions and Extended essays
The paper consisted of ten questions arranged in three sections, labelled A, B and C. Candidates were required to answer a total of five questions, that is, two from Section A, two from Section B and one from
Section C. Each question was worth 20 marks. The profiles tested were Profile 1, Knowledge and
Comprehension and Profile 2, Application, Evaluation and Problem-solving. The mean on this paper was approximately 37 per cent.
Section A: Individual Family and Society
In this section candidates were required to respond to two out of three questions. The quality of the responses ranged from excellent to less than satisfactory.
Question 1
This was the most popular question in Section A with 44 427 responses. It had a mean of 8.74 out of 20 or approximately 44 per cent. The question tested candidates’