.         CANDIDATES WEAKNESSES AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES

           Candidates performance was affected by the following weaknesses
 
            -         Poor understanding of acceleration of free falling objects under gravity

• Inability to interpret/make deductions from graph
• Vague knowledge of concept of photo emission and other principles,    

          required for explanations, and calculations

• Unable to state two phenomena that can be explained using kinetic theory 

          of gases

• Poor computational skills
• Inability to state pressure law
• Inability to cite examples to illustrate effects of surface tension
• Poor understanding of basic principles of physics which  resulted into wrong interpretation of real life issues.
• Poor language expression
• Failure to convert units appropriately e.g. g to kg
• Inability to differentiate between concentration and concentration gradient 

          as one of the factors that affect the rate of diffusion.
           
           The following remedies were suggested to overcome the weaknesses:
         

•  Adequate preparation and concerted effort by the candidates put into grasping and understanding of basic principles of physics and how to apply them;
• Teachers to use instructional materials to make the subject real;
• Teachers to endeavour to cover the syllabus in good time;
• Teachers to prepare several mock questions for the candidates to practice;
• Qualified and experienced physics teachers should be engaged to teach the subject.