Weakness/Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:
- express themselves in simple English Language
- write correct spellings for scientific words.
- illegible handwriting;
- state deficiency of sodium in humans.
- list equipment used in detecting auditory defects.
- state roles of an orthopaedic hospital;
- state characteristics of molar, premolar, incisor and canine;
- explain incubation period, immunization and mortality rate as used in health.
- give examples of types of bone.;
- state ways of managing people with physical disabilities.
- mention ways of correcting sight defects.
- textbooks that cover a wide range of the syllabus should be used by the teachers and candidates.
- 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.
- teachers should endeavour to teach both simple and difficult topics in the syllabus.
- emphasis on teaching candidates’ anatomical words.
The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses: