Weakess/Remedies
SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES WEAKNESS
The Chief Examiner observed that the candidates showed weaknesses in the following areas:
- Difficulties in using upper class boundaries in plotting Ogive.
- Omission of units.
- Inadequate understanding of permutation, vectors and mechanics.
- Inadequate rudimentary knowledge of linear transformations and use of assumed mean.
- Inability to investigate quadratic inequality.
SUGGESTED REMEDIES
The Chief Examiner suggested that to overcome the challenges stated, the following remedies should be considered:
- Candidates should be encouraged to read questions carefully and understand their requirements before attempting them.
- Candidates are encouraged to cover the syllabus while preparing . for examination so as to enhance performance.
- Parents/Guidance should provide their children/wards with modern textbooks.
- Candidates should pay more attention on use of diagrams and illustrations.
- Constant practice by the candidates’ will enhance performance.