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Tips to get 20 out of 20 in your CSEC mathematics SBA  SBA stands for School-Based Assessment. Each section stated in the cover sheet is very important and I gave a detailed explanation of what the examiner/teacher is looking for in each of these sections. After your teacher corrects your SBA it is sent to CSEC and an external marker remarks your SBA. At this stage, your SBA can be marked up or down or stay the same. To receive 20 out of 20 in your CSEC mathematics SBA I suggest you pay attention to each point with equal importance.  Project Title Needs to be clear and concise that relates to a real-world problem. (1 mark) Your project title needs to be “meaty”. Even though CSEC emphasis that the title needs to be concise, your title still needs to be meaty. When I say meaty, I mean full of substance, interest and information. For example “Cost of tiling a room” is a concise title but no marks will be given because of its vagueness.  Instead of using “Cost of tiling a...

Advice to pass CSEC Mathematics Exams The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate(CSEC) Mathematics Examination consists of three papers.  1. Paper 1- Multiple Choice   2. Paper 2-Structured. 3. School-based Assessment(SBA) or Paper III  Each paper has a different weighing on the final mark of 100%.  Paper 1 is  30% Paper 2 is 50% Paper 3/SBA is 20% Once enrolled in a Secondary school, candidates must submit an SBA and do not have to do Paper 3. This SBA is done at home with the guidance of the teacher. My advice is to start the SBA early and get feedback from the teacher because it is the teacher that corrects the SBAs. Doing this can ensure that you get at least 17 out of 20. With a mark like that, you can have 17% or more before you even sit the exam. If you are a private candidate, however, you will have to do a written paper 3. This is usually a practical question.  Next, let us focus on Paper 1 which consists of 60 multiple-choice questions. It...

Examples of CSEC Mathematics SBA topics Cost of tiling a 14' x 14' room using 12"x 12" tiles. Investigating the different ways to calculate distance. Investigating the volume of beverages on the grocery shelves. Investigate the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. T o investigate the cost of using hire purchase vs Cash when buying a Whirlpool Twin tub 19kg washer. To investigate how the depreciation of cars affects the resale value.  To investigate the car with the fastest acceleration. Maximum profit for fundraising when selling items at the school. Cost of painting a room (using surface area) with different brands of paints.  The effect of gradient on speed.

Best tips for answering CSEC Mathematics multiple-choice questions Always be prepared. You should at least have two freshly sharpened pencil for shading and a sharpener. Walking into the examination with the proper tools gives you extra confidence.  Wear a wristwatch, some examination rooms, do not have clocks and it is easier to watch your own time. Say a prayer when you are seated and take deep breathes. Skim through all the questions as soon as you are told to begin. If you see any repeated questions answer those immediately. If there are any questions that you noticed that are super easy, do those. Start from number 60 and work your way to number one. Stay focus. Do not look at what the person seated next to you are doing just stay focus on your paper. You can do this! CSEC maths multiple consist of 60 questions in 90 minutes. Therefore do not spend more than 1 ½ minute per question. If there is any question that you cannot answer after 1 ½ minute, leave it out and you will ret...