CANDIDATE’S WEAKNESSES AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(1) Weaknesses observed are as follows:
- inability to take correct measurements with their scale rule
- raw values measured were wrongly converted using the given scale factor.
- scales were wrongly chosen
- axes were wrongly distinguish
- matching of points
- many used values from tables to determine the scope of the graphs instead of reading it from the graph coordinates. This resulted to decimal places that are not easily measurable.
- poor determination of line of best fit.
- inability to differentiate between time (t) and period (T)
- poor mathematical background.
- wrong deductions from graphs.
- poor handling of short response questions.
2. The following remedies were suggested:
- Schools should sponsor their teachers to attend the coordination meetings to learn the rudiments for answering practical questions and thus use the experience in teaching the candidates.
- Schools should purchase the Chief Examiners Report and make the teachers to use them as guide to teach the candidates.
- Teachers should put in more effort in their training of candidates to master the art of reporting experiments in physics.
- Teachers should ensure that candidates are exposed to practical lessons early enough.
- Parents should provide necessary and adequate text books.
- Government to engage qualified physics teachers.
- Government to provide schools with well equipped and functional laboratories.