Weakness and Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:
- write correct spellings for scientific words;
- interpret questions correctly;
- differentiate between the term Nylon and Polythene;
- differentiate between factors to be considered in citing a fish pond;
- write legibly
The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:
- textbooks that cover a wide range of the syllabus should be used by the teachers and candidates;
- teachers should increase their efforts in pond construction teaching;
- teachers should endeavour to get previous marking schemes in teaching the students what is expected of them during examination;
- teachers should emphasize on legible hand writing for students;
- teachers should endeavour to cover the syllabus for students before the commencement of the examination;
- students should cultivate habit of reading;
- teachers should give students task that will improve their spellings of technical and scientific words;
- teachers should endeavour to teach both simple and difficult topics in the syllabus;
- teachers should participate in WASSCE marking and coordination exercise;
- schools should have standard fish farms to bridge the gap between theory and practical;
- teachers and school administrators should always utilize the WASSCE Chief Examiners Reports for previous diets of WASSCE exams in the preparation of candidates for external examinations.