Physical Education Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2020

Weakness and Remedies

 

Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

  • state the use of the starting block during athletics meet;
  • name circular races in athletics;
  • state similarities between long jump and triple jump events in athletics;
  • list features of a long distance race;
  • mention the nutrients other than carbohydrate which should be in a diet of an athlete;
  • mention types of intra-mural sports.;
  • explain aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration;
  • list possible movements that occur at the shoulder joint;
  • mention types of bones in the human body.

 

The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

  • early exposure of students to practical skills;
  • familiarization of candidates with the syllabus;
  • coverage of the teaching syllabus before examination commences;
  • candidates should understand the demands of the questions before responding to them.