waecE-LEARNING
Biology Paper 2,May/June 2012.  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main
General Comments
Strength
Weakness/Remedies



WEAKNESS/REMEDIES

Some weaknesses observed in going through the scripts of the candidates include:

  •  Poor spelling of technical terms and one-word answers;
  • Poor grasp of English Language hence inability to properly express themselves;
  • Weak performance in questions requiring detailed explanations and application of knowledge;
  • Describing processes in a non-sequential order;
  • Answering questions in bullet form;
  • Manifest lack of understanding of the demands of the question;
  • Poor understanding of certain genetic terms e.g.  pure breeding, nucleotide and hybrid.
  •   SUGGESTED REMEDIES

The following remedies were proffered to overcome these weaknesses:
Teachers should have the relevant qualifications to teach biology;

  •  Endeavour to complete the syllabus before the onset of the examinations
  •  Discourage the use of key points by the students.

             Students should – prepare adequately for the examinations;

 Attempt past question papers before the onset of the examinations
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