Candidate's Weakness

Candidates’ weaknesses were observed by Chief Examiners in the following areas:

• Difficulty in answering questions on Proverbial Essay and Phonology
• Poor knowledge of Oral and Written Literature
• Poor knowledge of Culture
• Poor handwriting
• Non mastery of orthography 
• Non adherence to rubrics  

Suggested Remedies

• Seminars and Workshops should be organized by the respective State Ministries of Education for Hausa teachers in the areas of Grammar and Phonology to equip them in these aspects.
• Candidates should develop good reading habits.
• Candidates should be guided by their teachers on how to answer questions.

• Candidates should be advised to improve on their handwriting and write legibly.
• Candidates should be kept busy at all times through take-home assignments.

• Qualified teachers shouldbe employed to teach Hausa and the existing ones be allowed to go for In-Service Training.
• Schools should make the selected texts available in the libraries for the students.
• Relevant curriculum and schemes of work should be provided and be implemented by the subject teachers.