Weakness and Remedies
A SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
The candidates, however, could not adequately answer the questions asked on:
- uses and types of reamer;
- the essence of the reversibility of steering gearboxes;
- cam-and-peg gearbox;
- names and functions of automobile piston parts;
- sketching conventional automobile layout;
- merits of conventional automobile layout;
- listing sprung and unsprung automobile weights;
- name, parts, demerits and causes of rapid wear of a specified type of tyre.
SUGGESTED REMEDIES FOR OVERCOMING THE WEAKNESSES
School owners were urged to ensure that only eligible persons are tasked with the responsibility of teaching the students on the subject. Candidates were urged to study every item contained in their syllabus. Teachers were also advised to teach their students the operations of and how to sketch major automobile layouts.