Health Education Paper 2 WASSCE (SC 2ND), 2019

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.

  • 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 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.