Weakness and Remedies
The observed weaknesses of the candidates include:
- inability to give the conditions for reproduction in bacteria;
- poor explanation of the role of stomata in transpiration;
- inability to define biological terms like organic evolution;
- poor drawing of villus;
- inability to give a title to the diagram;
- inability to label the diagram;
- inability to draw diagram to specification;
- using plural instead of singular for a guideline;
- using un-ruled guidelines;
- inability to put (X) as a sign for crossing;
- inability to cross gametes correctly.
The following remedies were proffered to overcome the weaknesses:
- candidates should take the examinations only after covering the syllabus;
- candidates should try to improve on their written expression and spelling ability;
- candidates should read and understand a question properly before attempting it;
- candidates should read and adhere to instructions;
- candidates should study past questions and Chief Examiners’ Report;
- candidates should shunmalpractice;
- the general principles and terms used in Biology should be studied with practical examples.