The Exam Structure will slightly change for the new curriculum. As I highlighted few years back that Zimsec is likely to follow the IGSCE exam structures, there has been a change in the structure and it will be similar to Cambridge's Mathematics Syllabus D.
The first paper will remain unchanged but in the Second paper, compulsory questions will be five (5) and four (4) optional questions from seven (7) questions in section B. The new curriculum syllabus don't specify the optional topics but the total questions for Paper 2 will remain 12.
This is likely to make mathematics exam easy since there will be a lot of questions to chose from and one can easily concentrate on specific areas to maximize the total score. However, the specific Section B areas will be known after 3 to 5 years as teachers will begin to identify the pattern of the new system.
The Exam will contribute 70% to the final score and 30% will come from coursework and projects from Junior Certificate and Ordinary Level. If candidates maximize their marks in coursework, they will need 30 to 50% to obtain grade C or better.
In the next post I will highlight some changes to the content of the syllabus.
The first paper will remain unchanged but in the Second paper, compulsory questions will be five (5) and four (4) optional questions from seven (7) questions in section B. The new curriculum syllabus don't specify the optional topics but the total questions for Paper 2 will remain 12.
This is likely to make mathematics exam easy since there will be a lot of questions to chose from and one can easily concentrate on specific areas to maximize the total score. However, the specific Section B areas will be known after 3 to 5 years as teachers will begin to identify the pattern of the new system.
The Exam will contribute 70% to the final score and 30% will come from coursework and projects from Junior Certificate and Ordinary Level. If candidates maximize their marks in coursework, they will need 30 to 50% to obtain grade C or better.
In the next post I will highlight some changes to the content of the syllabus.
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