Weakness and Remedies

The candidates were generally weak in:
-           stating three preliminary site activities prior to site levelling;
-           stating the properties of fresh concrete;
-           sketching the 3:4:5 method of setting-out a building and labelling the building line and set back;
-           sketching a cross-section through a formwork for concrete lintel and labelling of soleplate and cleat;
-           sketching how a baluster is fixed to the tread of concrete stair;
-           stating three factors that affect the workability of fresh concrete.

To overcome these weaknesses:

-           students should be given opportunity to visit a construction site at least once in a month;
-           teachers should help the candidates by giving them the outlines contents to study;
-           they should be given the list of recommended textbooks for reading;
-           students should review their past questions and also by giving them assignments in the areas they have weaknesses;

-     The teachers should try as much as possible not to skip any part of the syllabus in 

grooming the students.