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Candidates' Weakness/Remedies
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The Chief Examiner observed that the areas where candidates did not perform very well were:
- Reading and answering problems from graphs
- Writing answers to the required degree of accuracy
- Geometry and its applications
- Mensuration
- Interpretation/solution to word problems
- Drawing required diagrams correctly
- Premature approximation and omission of essential details
- SUGGESTED REMEDIES
The following remedies were suggested by the Chief Examiner:
- Teachers were encouraged to expose candidates to the application of mathematical concepts to solving problems in their everyday life situations
- Teachers as well as candidates were encouraged to cover all the topics in the syllabus while preparing for the examination
- Qualified teachers should be engaged to teach the subject
- Teachers were encouraged to use instructional materials during lesson so as to reinforce the learning of mathematical concepts
- Candidates were encouraged to adhere to the rubrics of the question especially with regards to the degree of accuracy
- WAEC was encouraged to set questions in these weak areas more regularly in order to encourage teachers and candidates to put in more effort in learning them
- Teachers were encouraged to put in more effort at leading the candidates to solving word problems leading to simple algebraic equations
- Candidates were encouraged to answer each question on a separate page of the answer booklet
- Candidates were encouraged to draw diagrams as this would help them in solving problems better
- Teachers should be encouraged to participate in the WASSCE Coordination exercise as well as other training and refresher courses.
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