Weakness and Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:
- spell correctly
- write in simple English Language
- identify the illustrated diagram
- state human habits that could make the illustrated organ healthy
- mention the system that would be affected if heart is damaged
- mention four injuries that could affect the illustrated muscular system
- state materials that could be used in giving first Aid to muscular system if it is injured
- state possible movement at the elbow joint
- state the activity to be carried out on after use
- define hard drugs
- describe briefly how movement is brought about at the elbow joint
- state the causative organism of the certain communicable diseases
- state causes of fire outbreak in the home
- mention the degrees of burns
- state characteristics of the degrees of burns
- name pioneer in mental health from West
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 also focus on pioneers of health when teaching
- teachers should recommend textbooks that covered wide range of the syllabus for students
- students should be encouraged to cultivate habit of seriousness when in school and home
- government should recruit more qualified health education teachers