Candidate's Weakness
The Chief Examiners observed weaknesses in candidates performance in the following areas:
- Difficulty in answering questions on sound system;
- Poor knowledge in Oral and Written Literature;
- Poor mastery of orthography;
- Poor adherence to rubrics;
- Poor handwriting
Suggested Remedies
- Seminars and Workshops should be organized by the State Ministries of Education for Hausa teachers to enhance their knowledge in phonetics, phonology and grammar.
- Candidates should cultivate good reading habits.
- Candidates should be advised to improve their handwriting and write legibly.
- Candidates should be kept busy at all times through take-home assignments.
- Only qualified teachers shouldbe employed to teach Hausa.
- Schools should make the selected texts available for the students in the school libraries.
- In-service training should be organized for teachers regularly.