Physical Education Paper 2, Nov/Dec 2015

The candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

cover the WAEC syllabus
express themselves in simple English language
distinguish between topics involving “athletics” and “games”
name athletic events in which a tie could occur during a competition
state advantages of using starting block during competitions in athletics
list parts of a tennis court
state differences between a badminton racket and a tennis racket
name pieces of equipment used for playing racket games
name traditional sporting activities
state features of the Modern Olympic Games
name types of physical handicaps that require adapted physical education programme
name the types of skeleton
state differences between the processes of breathing in and breathing out
name the type of joint found at the elbow, knees, shoulder and hip
explain the term pulse rate
state factors that affect pulse rae
give reasons why the All Africa Games was established
define bye
state the difference between a bye and a seeding in a tournament

The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weakness:

candidates should improve their daily expression either in writing or speaking English language
candidates should cover WAEC syllabus in preparation for the examination
candidates should distinguish between athletics, ball games, racket game and gymnastics candidates should also improve in the mystery of subject terminologies