Building construction Paper 3 WASSCE (SC), 2016

Candidates' Weakness and Suggested Remedies

            The following weaknesses were identified:

            -           poor knowledge and skills of geometrical construction;
-           inability to produce drawings to scale;
-           failure to dimension their drawings.

To overcome these weaknesses, candidates should be well grounded in the rudiments of technical drawing which includes:

-           the subject teacher should help the students acquire and develop skills in the

art of dimensioning by posting a chart illustrating various dimensioning techniques in a conspicuous place in their drawing studio, giving them frequent graded drawing assignments or projects involving dimensioning and enforcing students possession  of the recommended technical or architectural  drawing textbooks