Candidate's Weakness and Remedies

A SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES

The following weaknesses observed from the candidates’ responses are failure to:

- state the uses of building equipments such as back acter, face shovel, bulldozer;
- sketch correctly the isometric view of a spirit level;
- identify the raft foundation from wide strip foundation; 

• define geometrical stair;
• Label stile and top stile and top rail from a casement window.

To overcome these weaknesses:

- the teacher should encourage the students to get their own personal test books that contains the topic building team apart from giving them lesson note, this will help in guiding them to understand very well;

- students should be well groomed with different machines and equipment and also how to uses;

- students should be well exposed to sketches and labeling by giving them as an assignments on daily bases. In addition the student should be given opportunity to go for industrial training for one month during their long vacation.