Candidates' Weakness

     The Chief Examiner observed that the candidates’ showed weaknesses in the following
areas:

1. Omission of units and failure to give state answers in monetary value as required.
2. Non adherence to rubrics.
3. Approximations as well as premature approximations.
4. Poor interpretation of questions and inability to apply mathematical principles correctly.
5. Inadequate knowledge ofBearing.
6. Inadequate knowledge of Geometry of plane shapes, Geometric ratios and Mensuration.
7. Inadequate knowledge of Arithmetic progression.
8. Inadequate knowledge of financial mathematics e.g compound interest.
9. Too much dependence on the use of Calculators and hence omitted essential workings.
10. Spending too much time on part (a) and hence, they could not complete part (b).

 

SUGGESTED REMEDIES

The Chief Examiner suggested that to overcome the challenges stated, the following remedies should be considered:

1. Teachers should endeavor to pay more attention to diagrams related topics especially bearing, geometric ratios, geometry of plane shapes and mensuration.
2. Teachers should lay emphasis on writing final answers in the required units while teaching.
3. Candidates’ should be encouraged to read questions carefully and understand their requirements before attempting them.
4. Teachers and candidates are encouraged to cover the teaching curriculum while preparing for examination so as to enhance performance.
5. Teachers should make learning interactive and make use of real life cases while teaching.