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weakness/remedies
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Some of the candidates were unable to:
- record measured variables and evaluations to the required number of decimal places/significant figures;
- plot points correctly on graph to the required degree of accuracy;
- distinguish between axes correctly;
- choose appropriate scales;
- make deductions from graphs;
- state precautions in precise language;
- manage the time allotted for the paper efficiently;
- adhere to the prescribed format for recording observations, which stipulates that the aim of experiment, apparatus, method should not be written out;
- express themselves clearly in English Language.
The suggested remedies were as follows:
- schools should engage qualified physics teachers to prepare the candidates;
- workshops on laboratory activities should be mounted for school teachers;
- practical equipment should be made available to schools in sufficient quantities
- physics teachers should be trained and re-trained;
- candidates should be exposed early enough to the practical aspect of physics;
- more practice exercise should be organized for candidates;
- Mathematics teachers should assist candidates to master the plotting of graphs.
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