Candidates' Weakness

The Chief Examiner observed that the candidates’ showed weaknesses in the following areas:

1. Pre – mature approximation;
2. Omission of units;
3. Inadequate understanding of Mechanics;
4. Inadequate rudimentary knowledge of functions especially to find the domain;
5. Inadequate understanding of simplification of combination;
6. Non – adherence to rubrics;
7. Poor interpretation of question;
8. Inability to plot scatter diagram and draw out line of best fit;
9. Inadequate understanding of Differentiation and Integration.

SUGGESTED REMEDIES

 The Chief Examiner suggested that to overcome the challenges stated, the following remedies should be considered:

1. Candidates should be encouraged to read questions carefully and understand their requirements before attempting them
2. Candidates are encouraged to cover the syllabus while preparing for examination so as to enhance performance.
3. Parents/Guidance should provide their children/wards with modern textbooks.
4. Teachers should pay more attention on use of diagrams and illustrations.
5. Constant practice by the candidates’ will enhance performance.
6. Candidates should devote more time to learning necessary principles, as well as solving mathematical problems
7. Teachers should be more committed and try to cover all the topics in the syllabus.
8. Schools need to improve their libraries with sufficient textbooks.
9. Teachers should give more worked problems during class lessons.