Health Education Paper 3, WASSCE (PC), 2016

The candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

express themselves in simple English Language
master contents of the subject Health Education
write correct spellings of words
identify diagrams shown in I and II
state observable features of the conditions shown in I and II
mention methods to prevent the conditions shown in I and II
mention parts of the body that are affected in the condition illustrated II
identify the worm illustrated
state the shape of the worm illustrated
name the part of the human body in which the worm lives
mention organisms in which the worm illustrated can be found
mention the mode of feeding by the worm illustrated
name the illustrated insect.
state observable features which enable insects to transmit diseases
name the diseases transmitted by the illustrated insect
state ways of controlling the population of the illustrated insect
state factors that affect human growth
state functions of the structures found in animal cells i.e mitochondrion, nucleus and cytoplasm
define maternal care
state health care services given in maternal health programme and child health programme
state ways of improving the quality of diet
mention the degree of burns
state characteristics of the degree of burns mentioned in (a) (i)
name one health pioneer in mental health from West Africa.

The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

candidates should read recommended text books and make use of dictionary whenever they are reading for examination
candidates should understand questions before attempting to answer
candidates should improve on their reading and spoken English through constant reading of novels and speaking of English.