Weakness/Remedies

Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

• spell correctly.


• write in simple English Language.


• identify fractured bone in the illustrated diagram.


• mention disadvantage of each of the toilets.


• contagious diseases that could be contacted through the toilet.


• state disadvantages of each of the feeding types.


• state the major function of the sling.


• name muscles which could be found in the upper part of the ar.;


• state objectives of industrial health.


• mention way of preventing road accidents of pedestrians.


• list the components of fat.


• outline functions of fat.


• state functions of sodium in humans


• state three importance of vitamin A.


• state corrective measures of nutritional problems in children.

The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

• teachers should endeavour to use instructional materials especially when teaching aspects that have diagrams in health education.


• teachers should recommend textbooks that covered a wide range of the syllabus for students.


• students should be encouraged to cultivate habit of seriousness when in school.


• government should recruit more qualified health education teachers.


• also a special call to principals/school administrators health education should be assigned to health education specialist in schools.


• teachers should endeavour to get previous marking schemes in teaching the students what is expected of them during examination.