Candidate's Weakness

Candidates’ weaknesses were observed by Chief Examiners in the following areas:

-  Non familiarity with the features of the formal letter
-  Difficulty in answering questions on Proverbial Essay and Phonology
-   Poor knowledge of Oral and Written Literature
-   Non mastery of orthography  
-   Non adherence to rubrics   
-   Poor handwriting

Suggested Remedies

-   Seminars and Workshops should be organized by the respective State Ministries of Education for Hausa teachers in the areas of Grammar and Phonology to equip them in these aspects.
-     Candidates should develop good reading habits.
-     Candidates should be advised to improve on their handwriting and write legibly.
-     Candidates should be kept busy at all times through take-home assignments.
-     Qualified teachers shouldbe employed to teach Hausa and the existing ones be allowed to go for In-Service Training.
-      Schools should make the selected texts available in the libraries for the students .
-      Relevant curriculum and schemes of work should be provided and be implemented by the subject teachers.