Candidate's Weakness
The Chief Examiners identified the following as some of the weaknesses of the candidates:
- Inability to meet the demands of the questions.
- Shallow knowledge/understanding of set texts.
- Wrong interpretation of questions.
- Violation of rubrics.
- Little or no knowledge of literary appreciation.
- Illegible handwriting.
- Writing of irrelevancies.
- Inability to express answers in good English.
- Dependency on summarized texts.
Suggested Remedies
To remedy the observed weaknesses, the Chief Examiners recommended that:
- Candidates should buy and read the set texts before examination.
- Candidates should not depend on key points and summary notes alone.
- Candidates should always read instructions before they start answering questions.
- Competent teachers should be employed to teach Literature-in-English.
- Teachers should attend workshops and seminars occasionally to familiarize themselves with the demands of the subject.