Further Mathematics Paper 2, WASSCE (PC), 2017

Candidates' Weakness

 

The Chief Examiner observed that the candidates showed weaknesses in the          following areas:

  1.   Inequality
  2.   Trapezium method of Integration
  3.   Binomial Probability

 

    SUGGESTED REMEDIES

The Chief Examiner suggested that to overcome the challenges stated, the following remedies should be considered:

  1.   School Proprietors  and Government should organize seminars and workshops

  to improve the teaching of the subject.

  1.   Candidates should be encouraged to read questions carefully and understand

  their requirements before attempting them.

  1.   Teachers and candidates are encouraged to cover the syllabus while preparing

  for examination so as to enhance performance and detailed attention should be paid to the area of Candidates’ weakness while teaching.

  1.   Teachers should endeavour to use interactive method while teaching in the

   class.

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