Weakness and Remedies
The observed weaknesses of the candidates this year include:
- lack of understanding of some questions;
- failure to give correct answers to questions;
- wrong spellings of biological names, terms;
- use of poor grammar to express explanation of terms;
- grammatical errors in the expression of facts in most answers;
- inability to study the whole part of the syllabus;
- inability to label the diagram of an open stoma;
- inability to describe the process of conversion of food to chyme;
- inability to describe an experiment to show carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis.
The following remedies were proffered to overcome the weaknesses:
- candidates should cover the syllabus before taking the examinations;
- candidates should improve on their written English;
- candidates should try as much as possible to spell properly;
- candidates should read and understand a question properly before attempting it;
- candidates should engage in practical activities so as to understand some practical topics better;
- candidates should study past questions and Chief Examiner’s Report;
- candidates should avoid copying answers.