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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE SEC GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION May 2009 EXAMINERS’ REPORT MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD SEC EXAMINERS’ REPORT MAY 2009 SEC Graphical Communication May 2009 Session Examiners’ Report Administration. The board wishes to thank Examination Offices at centres for the co-operation they showed by presenting the scripts in an orderly manner. Instructions to candidates to leave the drawing paper as a whole and not cut/tear the drawing paper into four separate size A3 sheets, was very well received. General Comments. There was no radical change in the syllabus. The examination consisted of two papers, paper 1 and paper 2, each of two hours duration. Paper 1 was common to all candidates. In paper 2 a question regarding the use of computer aided design was introduced. There were two versions of paper 2, 2A and 2B. Questions in paper 2A were more difficult than those set in paper 2B. Reading the set questions thoroughly with attention before attempting to answer the question seemed to be a major fault. This point was already stressed in the previous examiner’s report. There is no point in submitting a neat solution, yet, not relevant at all to the set question. Candidates opting for paper 2A proved to be well prepared and responded positively to the questions set. The other candidates did not understand the question at all and seemed to forget the fundamental principles of geometry and were unprepared for such an examination. Paper setters make it very cl