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The document provides guidelines for the School-Based Assessment (SBA) component of the CSEC EDPM syllabus. The SBA is worth 40% of the grade and consists of two parts: [1] Electronic Document Preparation and Management Assignments worth 75 marks testing accuracy, comprehension, and presentation skills; [2] A portfolio worth 25 marks requiring samples of the student's best work testing the same skills. The portfolio should include various document types formatted according to standards and assessed based on mailability.

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Guidelines For Edpm Sba

The document provides guidelines for the School-Based Assessment (SBA) component of the CSEC EDPM syllabus. The SBA is worth 40% of the grade and consists of two parts: [1] Electronic Document Preparation and Management Assignments worth 75 marks testing accuracy, comprehension, and presentation skills; [2] A portfolio worth 25 marks requiring samples of the student's best work testing the same skills. The portfolio should include various document types formatted according to standards and assessed based on mailability.

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GUIDELINES FOR CSEC EDPM SBA

(40 per cent)

School-Based Assessment (SBA) is an integral part of student assessment in the course covered by this
syllabus. It is intended to assist students in acquiring certain knowledge, skills and attitudes that are
critical to the subject. The activities for the School-Based Assessment are linked to the Sections and
should form part of the learning activities to enable the student to achieve the objectives of the syllabus.

A. ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS

This part of the School-Based Assessment will be worth 75 marks. It will consist of THREE
assignments testing each of the three profiles. The marks will be allocated as follows:

Accuracy and Speed - 30 marks


Knowledge and Comprehension - 15 marks
Presentation and Use of Technology - 30 marks

ASSIGNMENT 1

In Assignment 1, students are expected to correct text from the author’s original work which
contains amendments and respond to printers’ correction signs. Students are expected to present
documents in a style consistent with universally accepted standards. This assignment covers, but is
not limited to the following sections of the syllabus: (I), (II), (III) and (IV).

ASSIGNMENT 2 INVOLVES ELECTRONIC RESEARCH

Candidates are expected to conduct research and present the findings electronically using the skills
developed. This assignment covers, but is not limited to the following sections of the syllabus: (IV),
(V), (VI) and (IX).

B. PREPARATION OF A PORTFOLIO
This part of the School-Based Assessment will test the three profiles and will be worth 25 marks. Each
candidate will be required to prepare a portfolio that should include samples of the candidate’s best work
as determined by candidate and teacher selection.

These tasks should be attempted under the guidance of the subject teacher and may be repeated until
the desired standard is achieved.

This part of the SBA is worth 25 marks and the marks will be awarded as follows:

Accuracy and Speed - 10 marks


Knowledge and Comprehension - 5 marks
Presentation and Use of Technology - 10 mark

PURPOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO


The purpose of the Portfolio is to:

(a) develop candidates’ ability to produce work of a high standard;

(b) compile samples of work that can be presented at job interviews;

(c) provide an opportunity for the development of the creative talents of candidates.

STRUCTURE OF THE PORTFOLIO

(a) Each document must be labelled clearly to indicate what is being demonstrated, for example, ‘fully-
blocked letter with a table using open punctuation’.

(b) Each document should include the candidate’s name.

(c) Samples may be done in any order.

(d) Examination samples should be arranged in the logical order, numbered and put together in a
folder.
(e) The folder should include a:

(i) cover page;

(ii) table of contents;

(iii) title page; and

(iv) bibliography listing the resources which the candidate used.

ELEMENTS OF THE PORTFOLIO

(a) Letters

(i) Two-page indented OR blocked style letter. *This will test the student’s ability to produce multiple-
page documents, for example, SBAs, thesis or reports with continuation pages.]

(ii) A circular letter OR form with a tear-off slip. [Testing insertion and use of symbols, use of leader
dots, circular documents, form and form filling, for example, questionnaires in SBAs.]

(b) Manuscript

*A Report OR Specification OR Play (with Actor’s part), OR Report]. [Testing page endings, continuation
page reports, footnotes and endnotes, types of headings, margination, script formatting, font usage,
superscript, subscript.]

(c) Tabular Work

An example of ruled tabulation with main heading and multiple columnar headings applying oblique or
vertical heading; sorting. CXC 34/G/SYLL 12 26

(d) Committee Documents

(i) A notice of a meeting with an agenda for a meeting.


(ii) A chairman’s agenda OR minutes of a meeting.

(e) Display
(i) An invitation with a menu OR programme (a creative design should be used).
(ii) A flow chart OR organisational chart (with or without use of template).

(f) Legal Work


(i) A lease OR hire purchase agreement OR will with an endorsement.
(ii) A contract of employment.

THE MARK SCHEME

The teacher will assess each piece of work presented to him/her for inclusion in the Portfolio on a
criterion of MAILABILITY; and the candidate may make any number of attempts to achieve a mailable
sample.

The following points are offered as guidelines that the teacher may use for assessing mail readiness.

(a) Documents must be free of typographical errors.

(b) Documents must be free of spelling errors.

(c) Documents must be free of grammatical errors.

(d) Documents must be produced according to accepted standards and document processing styles or
techniques. (e) The content material must be completely accurate.

(f) The typed material must comply with the rules regarding punctuation, capitalisation, word division
and the typing of numbers in figure or word form.

(g) Documents which allow free scope in design or layout must be constructed to facilitate easy reading

HOOL-BASED ASSESSMENHSED
and/or efficient use.

ASSES SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT S

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