Health Education Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2017

Weakness and Remedies

 

 

Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

  • express themselves in simple English Language
  • write correct spellings
  • illegible handwriting
  • explain the term community health
  • state characteristics of work place based health
  • explain certain techniques used in family planning
  • explain asphyxia
  • describe the First Aid treatment given to a victim of asphyxia
  • state  uses of water in the human body
  • give examples of blood diseases in humans

The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

  • recommended textbooks should be used by the teachers and candidates
  • teachers should lay emphasis on good handwriting during teaching and marking of notes
  • teachers should endeavour to cover the syllabus for students before the commencement of the examination
  • students should cultivate habit of reading teachers should endeavour to teach both simple and difficult topics in the syllabus