Weakness and Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:
- spell correctly
- write in simple English Language
- identify the illustrated diagrams
- state symptoms experienced by the victim of a fractured bone
- state disadvantages of tap water if there is need for construction
- mention stages that the tap water should undergo before use
- name minerals found in bones
- mention diseases that could affect bones
- state characteristics of correct posture
- state major source of iodine
- describe how to test for protein in a food substance
- give advantage of drug education
- explain to dependence, abuse and rehabilitation
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 and home
- 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