CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES

            Candidates’ weaknesses include:          
            (a)       Inability to write extensively on the chosen essay tittles. They wrote far
below the required 300 words;
            (b)       Poor mechanical accuracy in essay;
            (c)        Carelessness as regards the use of appropriate orthography;
            (d)       Lack of in-depth knowledge of the recommended textbooks;
            (e)       Inability to use punctuation marks accurately and dots where necessary.

  SUGGESTED REMEDIES

(a)       Teachers should endeavour to address all the identified weaknesses from the beginning of students’ course in secondary school;
(b)       Parents and students should be encouraged to buy and study the recommended textbooks properly;
(c)        Qualified ?do teachers should be employed