Candidate's Weakness
Candidates’ weaknesses include:
- Lack of proper understanding of some essay topics, e. g. Ìlù (Drum) mistaken for Ìlú (town) Ọjọ́kan (One day) mistaken for Ìgbà kan (One period).
- Lack of exposure to selected Literature texts (Oral and Written)
- Poor orthography e.g. dotting of letters, use of tone marks appropriately.
- Inability to write good Yoruba and correct spelling of terms;
- Lack of in-depth knowledge of the set texts;
- Illegible handwriting;
- Lack of in-depth knowledge of the phonological and grammatical aspects of the subject.
Suggested Remedies
- Better teaching of the subject by dedicated, competent and motivated teachers;
- Cooperation on the part, of parents and pupils in the teaching and learning of the subject, especially through the procurement of literature and language textbooks. School Library use.
- Candidates should imbibe the habit of studying the set texts thoroughly;
- Candidates should equip themselves with the knowledge and correct usage of punctuation marks;
- Candidates should use appropriate tone marks, since Yoruba is a tonal language;
- Candidates should give special attention to the identified weaknesses in preparation for the examination;
- Candidates should endeavour to write legibly to avoid losing marks, especially in essay writing.