Weakness and Remedies

The observed weaknesses of the candidates include:

• inability to give the conditions for reproduction in bacteria;
• poor explanation of the role of stomata in transpiration;
• inability to define biological terms like organic evolution;
• poor drawing of villus;
• inability to give a title to the diagram;
• inability to label the diagram;
• inability to draw diagram to specification;
• using plural instead of singular for a guideline;
• using un-ruled guidelines;
• inability to put (X) as a sign for crossing;
• inability to cross gametes correctly.

The following remedies were proffered to overcome the weaknesses:

• candidates should take the examinations only after covering the syllabus;

            -     candidates should try to improve on their written expression and spelling ability;
-     candidates should read and understand a question properly before attempting it;
-     candidates should read and adhere to instructions;
-     candidates should study past questions and Chief Examiners’ Report;

• candidates should shunmalpractice;
• the general principles and terms used in Biology should be studied with practical examples.