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CONTINUOUS
ASSESSMENT
COMPONENT (CAC) OF SEA

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DIVISION
Format of Presentation

1. What is CAC of SEA?

2. Background to CAC of SEA
3. Consultations
4. Strategic plan of MOE
5. Value Outcomes
6. CAC Curriculum Development
7. Quality Assurance

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 Format of Presentation
(continued)
8. Revisiting CAC (2012-2013)
9. The Way Forward Standard 5 (2013-2014)
10. The Way Forward Standard 4 (2013-2014)
11. The Way Forward Standard 5 (2014-2015)
12. Details-CAC ELA Writing Standard 5 (2013-
2014)
13. Details-CAC ELA Writing Standard 4&5 (2013-
2015)
14. Integrity of the CAC Process
15. Email Contact- CAC Issues
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What is CAC of SEA?
A Continuous Assessment Component (CAC) of
the SEA that adds value by ensuring that the
varied abilities, learning styles, interests and
talents of primary school students are identified
and met through a system of delivery of
specified curriculum objectives, support for
differentiated instructional approaches, and the
application of activity-based, authentic
assessment tasks.

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CAC is a programme that...
focuses on excellence in
teaching, learning and
assessment

caters for different

learning styles of
students

Emphasises early
feedback to students
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CAC is a programme that...

uses the classroom

situation to encourage
authentic assessment for
and of student learning

is intended to achieve the

desired value outcomes
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Background to CAC

Performance Instruction Culture

in Primary driven by of extra-
Schools SEA lessons

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Background to CAC

Focus on
Narrowed Mathematics
Teaching
English
curriculum Language and
(SEA) Arts learning
Creative constraints
Writing

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Background to CAC

Skills Readiness for

Highly
development secondary
charged
in other school and life
learning
subject areas challenges
environment &
in limited through
use of drill
number of achievement
and practice
schools of 21stC skills

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T&T Performance in PIRLS 2011

Benchmark Score T&T Increase from

Performance % PIRLS 2006

Advanced 625 3% of students This

International represents 1%
Benchmark increase
High 550 19% of 6% increase
International students
Benchmark
Intermediate 475 50% of 12% increase
International students
Benchmark
Low 400 78% of 14% increase
International students
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Need for reflection and consultation with critical
stakeholders
If you do what youve always done, youll get

what youve always gotten. -Tony Robbins

All our dreams can come true if we have

the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney

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Consultations on Primary
Education

National open invitation to

interest groups and the
Over 2 days
public

District
7 (Trinidad) participants comprising
students, parents,
1 (Tobago) educators, community
members
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Mandates re: SEA
Change of SEA date

Recommended inclusion of VAPA, Phys Ed.,

Citizenship & Character Ed., Agricultural Science
among others

Make Continuous Assessment a

Component of SEA

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MOE Strategic Plan 2011-2015
Value
Outcomes

Literacy and Curriculum

Numeracy Revision

Academic
ICTs
Performance
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Value Outcomes for our Children

Able to achieve
full potential

Emotionally Healthy and

mature and growing
happy normally

Well adjusted
Academically
socially &
balanced
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culturally
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Planning for CAC
Curriculum
Development

Managing
risks Training
CAC

Procurement,
Quality Storage and
Assurance security of
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CAC Curriculum Development
Developed or
adapted
curricula

Additional Developed
support assessment
materials tasks

Cross curricular Developed

content assessment
materials instruments

Developed
Teachers
Manuals
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Planned Outcomes

Happy and Improved

Stakeholder
motivated Academic
satisfaction
learners performance

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Quality Assurance

Monitoring

Moderation-
Standardised Engagement
rubrics Internal &
of CXC External

Standardised
Assessments
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Quality Assurance
System of internal monitoring and moderating
by school administrators
System of external monitoring and moderating
by Curriculum Officers, CAC Monitors and
School Supervisors
External moderating by CXC
Training of monitors and moderators by CXC
Appeal mechanism

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Engaged Teachers at CAC
Training

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Revisiting CAC 2012-2013

Standard 4 -Piloted 7 subjects

Standard 5-
ELA Writing successfully implemented in all
schools

(20% of SEA)
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CAC SEA Success in 2013
Improvement in student performance in CAC
ELA Writing!

The mean score of 12.4 out of 20 in Creative

Writing in the SEA was the highest recorded
during the period 2009-2013.

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Significant 40.2% in
Increase 2012
Students to
scoring above
60% 54.7% in
2013

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Decrease in
Students 7.6% in 2012
scoring under to
30%
4.3% in 2013

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CAC 2012-2013

Pilot in Standard 4 of
an expanded
curriculum
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Expanded curriculum in Standard 4 (2012-
2013)

CCE

Dance/
Physical
Creative
Ed
Movement

CAC

Drama

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Student response on widened
curriculum
Enjoyment of CAC activities
Improvement in approach to school work

and learning
Helpful guidance from teachers

85% of students agreed that they did

more work.

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Average %-Student Enjoyment of
Subjects

Phys. ELA-
Drama Science CCE Dance
Ed Writing

Std 4 91.1 84.3 82.9 89.3 71.8 82.5

Std 5 87.2

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Evaluation of Pilot

Review Report of the

Continuous Assessment
Component (2013)

Detailed
recommendations
(Successes and
Challenges)
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Continuous Assessment Component
of SEA

The way forward

Standard 5

(2013-2014)
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 Standard Five (2013-2014)
SEA placement will be based

on scores obtained from

Standard Five only.

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Standard Five

Allotment of marks 2013-2014

SEA (Final 80%

Assessments)
Mathematics
English Language
Arts
CAC of SEA 20%
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Continuous Assessment Component
(CAC)

Standard Five Month for collation

% Marks of assessment
(2013-2014) scores
CCE 10 - November 2013

Science - January 2014

Drama - February 2014

10 - March 2014
ELA Writing

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Standard 5 Assessments
Level Subject Type of Assessment Moderation of

Standard CCE Product Story, poster or

Five
collage
Science Product Student
assessment
booklet
Drama Performance Task Mime
performance

ELA Writing Product Portfolio of

student writing
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Standard Four
% Collation
Standard Four of assessment
Marks scores
Subjects - Agricultural * - January
April 2014
to be assessed Science
*
(CAC) - Visual Arts - February 2014
*
- Physical
Education - April 2014
*
- Music - April 2014

- ELA- 5 Ongoing
Writing
* - Marks for these 4 subjects to contribute equally together with the other 3
subjects in Std. 5 for 30% overall, over the 2 years (Std. 4 & 5) period
Standard 4 Assessments
Level Subject Type of Assessment Moderation of

Standard Physical Performance Task Throwing and

Four
Education Catching
Music Performance Task Pitch
discrimination
Agri Science Project Student Project
booklet
Visual Arts Product Painting,
collage or
drawing
ELA Writing Product Portfolio of
student writing
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 The Way Forward
(2014-2015)

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In 2014-2015
SEA placement will be
based on scores from
Standard Four (2013-2014)
and from Standard Five
(2014-2015).
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Standard Five

Allotment of marks 2015

SEA (Final 60%

Assessments)
Mathematics
English Language
Arts
CAC of SEA 40%
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 CAC Subjects Percentage
Standard CCE
5 *
Science
*
Drama 40%
*
ELA-Writing
5%
Standard Music
4 *
* - Marks for theseAgricultural
7 subjects contribute
Scienceequally for 30% of the overall CAC
with ELA Writing to contribute the remaining10% over the 2 years (std 4 & 5).
*
CAC ELA-Writing

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Standard 5 in 2013-2014 only
ELA Writing will contribute 10% to the total CAC
score of 20%.
Portfolio of student writing from which the marks
of the best 5 stories will be selected.
Narrative-Descriptive Writing (Story)

No official final writing assessment

Stories to be marked by teacher using

standardised rubric
Sample moderation of portfolios from all schools,
by CXC

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Standards 4 & 5 (2013--2015)

The CAC ELA Writing score will be derived

from two years of writing across Standards 4
and 5.
Standard 4- Expository Writing (Reports)
Standard 5- Narrative-Descriptive Writing
(Stories)

Writing will contribute 10% over two years to

the total CAC of SEA score of 40%.
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Integrity of the CAC Process
A rigorous system for Monitoring, Moderation
and Examination Administration was
established in collaboration with CXC.

This is to ensure the validity and reliability of

CAC scores submitted by teachers

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Integrity of the CAC Process
The Ministry of Education has deployed 145
Monitors to report on the implementation of the
CAC in all schools.
CAC Monitors work along with Curriculum
Officers
and report on the CAC to District Curriculum
Coordinators.

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Integrity of the CAC Process

Standardization
Monitoring
Of
Moderation
*Rubrics *Internal monitoring
*Assessments by Principal and *Internal
team moderation by
*Training
*External monitoring Principal and team
by CAC Monitors, *External
Curriculum Officers, moderation by
School Supervisors CXC teams

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Quality Assurance - CAC
System of internal monitoring and moderating
by school administrators
System of external monitoring and moderating
by Curriculum Officers, CAC Monitors and
School Supervisors
External moderating by CXC
Training of monitors and moderators by CXC
Appeal mechanism

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Communication with CAC Team
We will welcome your questions, comments,
observations and/or recommendations.
Email us at:
cac@moe.edu.tt

Thanks for your support of the work of the Ministry

of Education!

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