CSEC SOCIAL STUDIES

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

 OVERVIEW OF THE SBA

1. It is intended to assist students in acquiring certain knowledge, skills

and attitudes that are critical to the subject.

2. The activities for the SBA are linked to any topic found in the syllabus

3. Accounts for 20 % of the examination ( 40 marks)

 THE SBA
• SBA has 9 tasks. I have grouped theses tasks in sections as follows:
Introduction
• Topic
• Statement of problem 2 Marks
• Reason for area of Research 2 Marks

Methodology
• Method used to collect data 2 marks
• Instrument used to collect data 4 marks
• Procedures used to collect data 2 marks
 THE SBA
Data Presentation
• Presentation of Data 6 marks
• Analysis and Interpretation of data 8 Marks

Conclusion
• Statement of findings 3 marks
• Recommendation and implementation strategy 3 marks
 Introduction
Topic – Taken from any section of the SYLLABUS
Such as: The Family , Groups, Institutions, Government etc.

HOW IS IT WRITTEN?
General statement that captures what the survey will based on.
Example

Views of Teachers on The Topic ‘VirTual

Teaching’.
 TASK 1 - STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

What are the type or

What are the positives of
types of online
virtual teaching?
platforms used?
What are the views of the Stanford Secondary
School Teachers on the topic ‘virtual teaching ’?

What can be done to make

What are the negatives
the teaching learning
of virtual teaching ? process a better one?
 TASK 1 – STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

Must be
Must have Must identify
written in a
two variables the who ?
question form

Must have
Must identify
supportive
the where?
questions
Task 2 – Reason for the area of
Research/Rationale

CONTEXUALIZE

REASON FOR USE OF THE AREA

REASON FOR THE TOPIC

 SAMPLE : RATIONALE / REASON FOR AREA OF
RESEARCH
The covid - 19 pandemic had disrupted face to face teaching in almost the entire
world. Stanford Secondary is no different. As of March 2020 teachers had to
quickly adopt to virtual teaching
The researcher is a teacher of the very school. she overheard on several occasions,
the many remarks made by her colleagues on the modes used to teach. Some of
these were good while others not so good.
These remarks are what created an interest in her to conduct a survey on the topic
‘ virtual teaching’. It is the intention of the researcher to find out the views the
teachers have with regards to virtual teaching.
 TASK 3 - METHODOLOGY

STATE METHOD OF COLLECTION

DEFINE THE METHOD
• QUESTIONNAIRE
• INTERVIEW
• OBSERVATION

STATE TWO OR MORE

REASONS FOR THE USE OF
THE METHOD
 SAMPLE TASK 3 - METHODOLOGY
In order to obtain information on the topic ’ virtual teaching’, the researcher used
printed questionnaires, which allowed participants to state their opinions with
privacy.
A questionnaire is a set of printed or written questions with a choice of
answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study. (Merriam
– Webster Dictionary)
Ramsawak and Umraw (2010) state that questionnaires: saves money and time;
gives people time to think before they write their answers; reduces interviewing
bias as respondents are not influenced by the researcher; and it allows the
researcher to gain information from a large number of people in a relatively short
period of time.
 TASK 4 : INSTRUMENT USED TO
COLLECT DATA
QUESTIONNAIRE
• 15-20 QUESTIONS

• QUESTIONNAIRE MUST CONSIST OF CLOSED ENDED AND OPEN

ENDED QUESTIONS . LESS OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS (ESSAY
TYPE QUESTION)
COVER LETTER
• QUESTIONS MUST BE SEQUENCED LOGICALLY – BIO DATA ,
INTRODUCTION QUESTIONS, CAUSES EFFECT AND SOLUTIONS

• QUESTIONS MUST ANSWER THE STATEMENT OF

PROBLEM/RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 Activity
What are some guidelines needed to follow when designing the
questionnaire?
 TASK 5: PROCEDURES USED TO
COLLECT DATA
WHICH instrument was used?
Example: The instrument that was used is
WHO received the instrument? Example:
printed questionnaire. The questionnaire
Twenty instruments were distributed to 5
had 16 questions including the demographic
males and 15 females in the 19 – 45 age
data. There were 12 close ended and four
group / to Teachers of the school
open-ended questions

WHO collected the data?

Example: The researcher/
writer/investigator with the
assistance of a friend collected the
data.
 TASK 5: PROCEDURES USED TO
COLLECT DATA
WHAT data collection method was used?
Example: Random sampling or deliberate WHEN was this exercise done? Example:
selection was done. Use of zoom, WhatsApp call, The data collection period was two
email weeks/ from September 12 – 26, 2020.

WHERE was the data collected? Example: The data was

collected from Stanford Secondary , Goed Fortuin West
bank Demerara
TASK 5: PROCEDURES USED TO
COLLECT DATA

HOW was the data

collected? WHY was this procedure
Example: The researcher/ necessary?
the researcher and a Example: It was necessary as
relative distributed and it ensures accurate data and
collected the instruments it was the only way the
by hand. researcher had to access
data which is both valid and
reliable.
TASK 6 – Presentation OF DATA

FIGURES MUST BE WELL

THREE TYPES OF LABELLED
PRESENTATIONS
- BARGRAPHS SHORT EXPLANATION AT THE
- HISTORGRAMS BOTTOM NOT NEEDED
- TABLES
- PICTOGRAPH TABLE ALONG WITH FIGURE NOT
RELEVANT
 Figure 1 : Bargraph showing the forms of
virtual platforms use by Stanford
Secondary teachers
FORMS OF VIRTUAL PLATFROMS USED BY TEACHERS
60

50
50
Percentage of respondents

40

30

20
15
10 10
10
5

0
zoom moodle google classrroom watsapp combination
Types of platforms used
ACTIVITY
 TASK 7- ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Give an overview of
the problem and area Make inferences or draw
of research, as well as conclusions based on
the target group in the data collected.
first 2 to 3 lines.
 TASK 7- ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Address/interpret Make references to

and analyze all figures, tables,
questions on the quotations as well as
instrument. Make the rationale (reason/s
reference for conducting the
research).

Comment on the questions not presented by the graphs. U need to backup the findings.
 TASK 7- ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF DATA

When analyzing and Use related

interpreting the data, literature such as
use terms such as books, newspaper
‘majority’, ‘minority’, clippings and
‘trends’, ‘unanimous’, articles to support
‘none’/ ‘no one’ and the data.
‘others’.
 TASK 8- STATEMENT OF FINDINGS

•The “Statement of Findings” should represent three

findings gathered from the data collected from the
research questions. Ensure that the Problem Statement
(s) is/are in the findings
 Task 9 - RECOMMENDATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
• Identify the solutions: Two solutions based on findings are required. First, identify
the recommended solution to two of the three findings.

• Then, Justify why your solution will work: The next part of the question requires
the researcher to write the strategy that will be employed to realize ONE of the
recommendations made.
• Include who will provide assistance and where it will be done and justify why the
solution will work. Remember this must be practical and realis
 OTHER AREAS
• WRITING SKILLS – 4 MARKS
• Spelling and Grammar
• Sentence construction
OVERALL PRESENTATION 4 MARKS
• Cover page and Tittle page
• Acknowledgement
• Introduction
• Bibliography
• Appendices – marked questionnaire, newspaper clipping, tally sheet
• Page correctly numbered
 REMINDERS
• 100 Percent moderation for 202-2021

• The approach for implementation has changed – USEOF TECHNOLOGY

• The word limit for the SBA is 1000- 1200 words (Task 6 to 9).

Thank you!