Weakness/Remedies
The candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:
- draw according to specification/size;
- classify organisms;
- understand what observable difference means;
- spell technical words correctly;
- relate the differences in a tabular form together;
- march structures with functions correctly;
- draw guidelines to touch the label on the diagram;
- label phloem and xylem;
- start the phylum name with capital letter.
The following remedies were suggested to overcome the weaknesses:
- Candidates should be engaged in real practical and field work more often;
- schools should get qualified teachers to take the candidates on practical;
- the spelling and use of technical terms should be emphasized;
- teachers should used good and current textbooks to teach;
- drawing techniques should be vigorously stressed and taught to students;
- candidates should be encouraged to make their handwritings legible.