Candidates' Weakness and Suggested Remedies
The following weaknesses were identified:
- poor knowledge and skills of geometrical construction;
- inability to produce drawings to scale;
- failure to dimension their drawings.
To overcome these weaknesses, candidates should be well grounded in the rudiments of technical drawing which includes:
- the subject teacher should help the students acquire and develop skills in the
art of dimensioning by posting a chart illustrating various dimensioning techniques in a conspicuous place in their drawing studio, giving them frequent graded drawing assignments or projects involving dimensioning and enforcing students possession of the recommended technical or architectural drawing textbooks