The identified weaknesses of candidates were as follows:   

-           Inability to relate structures of organisms to their functions;
-           Inability to properly express themselves in good English.;
-           Poor spelling of technical terms;
-           Shallow knowledge of many of the tested concepts.
-           Poor understanding of the requirements of the questions;
-           Poor understanding of questions on “Genetics”;
-           Inability to differentiate between the causative organism and vector of malaria.

The following remedies were proffered to overcome these weaknesses

-           Introduction of spelling drills in Biology classes
-           Qualified teachers should be employed to teach Biology not just any science
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-           Teachers for SS classes should take part in WAEC coordination exercises.