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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION (CAPE®) REGISTRATION & INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (IA) DOs and DON’Ts IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS
DOs
Do register candidates for IA when submitting new IA scores Do register candidates for IA when they are repeating a Unit and submitting new IA scores Do register candidates for IA if they do not wish to reuse their previous IA scores Do register candidates as Resit when they are reusing the IA scores from a previous sitting or the previous two sittings Do submit samples and records by stipulated deadline Do submit the samples identified by the Online Registration System (ORS). NO SUBSTITUTES WILL BE ACCEPTED Do submit all supporting documentation with the samples e.g. moderation sheet, mark schemes, solutions, copy of examination, etcetera Do label clearly and correctly all Art and Design work, for example, Piece 1, Piece 2, Piece 3 by Module and Unit Do enter the Order of Merit Ranking for candidates registered as Resit or Transfer Do register candidates for the Associate Degree in the year they expect to graduate. DON’T’S Don’ts
Do not enter zero (0) for candidates unless that was the mark earned for the IA Do not enter zero (0) for candidates if no IA was submitted DO NOT PACK Examination pieces for Art and Design with the IA pieces Do not change the sample identified by the ORS Do not submit photographs in lieu of actual work. While photographs are helpful, they DO NOT constitute the actual examination work Do not submit damp batik and tie-dyed pieces Please Turn Over
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TRANSFER OF IA MARKS THERE ARE NINE (9) SUBJECTS FOR WHICH THE IA COMPONENT IN UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 MAY BE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN UNITS:
ECONOMICS FRENCH GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LAW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS SOCIOLOGY SPANISH
GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION The scenarios in the table below are ONLY applicable to the 9 CAPE® subjects (listed above) in which the IA is transferrable between Units
Scenario/Case Candidate registering for Units 1 and 2 at the same sitting for the first time – candidate submitting only one IA
How to Register (1) Register for IA in the Unit for which the IA is being submitted (2) Register as Transfer in the Unit to which the IA is being transferred
Candidate registering for both Units at the same sitting but has registered previously for one of the Units and wishes to reuse the previous IA score for both Units
(1) Register as Resit in the Unit which was written previously (2) Register as Transfer in the Unit which will be written for the first time (1) Register as Transfer in Candidate submitted IA for Law Unit 2 in the new Unit to be 2009 or 2010 and wants to use the IA written score for Law Unit 1 in 2011. Register as Transfer for Unit 1
Candidate registering for one Unit for the first time but has written the other Unit previously – not submitting IA in the new Unit Candidate registering for the same Unit which was written previously – candidate re-using IA score from the same Unit
(1) Register as Resit
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Example Candidate is registering for Sociology Units 1 and 2 for the first time in 2011. Register candidate as IA in Unit 1 and as Transfer in Unit 2 – assuming candidate is submitting the IA in Unit 1. The reverse would apply if the candidate was submitting the IA in Unit 2 Candidate submitted IA for Spanish Unit 1 in 2009 or 2010 and wants to use this IA for Spanish Units 1 and 2 in 2011. Register candidate as Resit in Unit 1 and as Transfer in Unit 2
Candidate submitted IA for Economics Unit 2 in 2009 and wants to use this IA for Economics Unit 2 in 2011. Register candidate as Resit in Unit 2