- Candidates weaknesses could be attributed to:
Ignoring rubrics and marginal instructions;
Inconsistency on layout of their production task;
Capital letter '1' use as figure I;
Poor presentation of date;
Leader dots not used in task 4;
Inconsistency in line spacing;
Wrong choice of paper size.
4. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
Candidates should learn the importance of rubrics and marginal instructions to any
question;
Display techniques and artistic presentation of typing should be learnt during
practice;
Candidates should learn different types of leader dot used while typing;
Mastery of paper sizes and titles relative to specific jobs should be encouraged;
Theory sessions rather than only practice periods should be encouraged;
Candidates should master the keyboard.
