Candidates weakness

• Inadequate preparation for the examination, as noticeable in the candidates’ response to questions.
• Limited knowledge of West African and Western Art, as candidates’ were confusing some West African Arts traditions for Nigerian arts.
• Inadequate knowledge of English language, which is an imperative for proper interpretation of questions and articulate presentation of ideas and facts.
• Inadequate understanding of proper use of answer booklet.

The weaknesses identified above impacted negatively on candidates’ overall performance and overcoming them requires:

• Adequate preparation for the examination by reading the relevant textbooks extensively.
• Candidates making efforts to expand the scope of their knowledge to West African and Western arts.
• Candidates making concerted efforts in acquiring adequate knowledge of English language, which would enable them to interprete questions accurately and also, present their facts and ideas logically and intelligently.