A. Candidates weaknesses could be attributed to:
- Poor mastery of the keyboard;
- Failure to interprete instructions;
- Typographical errors;
- Inconsistency in style - blocked and indented;
- Inconsistency in line spacing;
- Faulty alignments;
- Poor erasing;
- Wrong indentation and paragraphing;
- Poor underscoring of headings;
- Improper way of typing space capitals;
- General poor display.
B. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
- Candidates should master the keyboard.
- Candidates should use reading time properly by going through the
- questions and making notes and calculations.
- More time should be allotted to Typewriting drilling.
- Teachers should teach the candidates the methods of erasing
figures and words.
- Correction of errors must be properly taught.
- Candidates should prepare adequately for the examination.