Health Education Paper 3 WASSCE (SC 2ND), 2019

Weakness/Remedies


Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

  • spell correctly.

  • write in simple English Language.

  • identify fractured bone in the illustrated diagram.

  • mention disadvantage of each of the toilets.

  • contagious diseases that could be contacted through the toilet.

  • state disadvantages of each of the feeding types.

  • state the major function of the sling.

  • name muscles which could be found in the upper part of the ar.;

  • state objectives of industrial health.

  • mention way of preventing road accidents of pedestrians.

  • list the components of fat.

  • outline functions of fat.

  • state functions of sodium in humans

  • state three importance of vitamin A.

  • state corrective measures of nutritional problems in children.

The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

  • teachers should endeavour to use instructional materials especially when teaching aspects that have diagrams in health education.

  • teachers should recommend textbooks that covered a wide range of the syllabus for students.

  • students should be encouraged to cultivate habit of seriousness when in school.

  • government should recruit more qualified health education teachers.

  • also a special call to principals/school administrators health education should be assigned to health education specialist in schools.

  • teachers should endeavour to get previous marking schemes in teaching the students what is expected of them during examination.