Candidates’ performance was affected by the following weaknesses:

• inadequate preparation for the examination;
• poor communication skills;
• inability to use the required technical terms;
• lack of in depth knowledge of the prescribed syllabus;
• poor knowledge of some concepts e.g. the application of nuclear reactions in generating electricity; properties of metal (para-magnetic materials);
• poor knowledge of writing of ionic half-cell equations.

The following remedies were however suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

• adequate preparation on the part of the candidates;
• teachers should endeavour to give more drilling exercises to candidates;
• teachers to improve on their teaching methods and techniques;
• teachers should be adequately remunerated.