Weakness/Remedies

Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

• express themselves in simple English Language


• write correct spellings for scientific words.


• illegible handwriting;


• state deficiency of sodium in humans.


• list equipment used in detecting auditory defects.


• state roles of an orthopaedic hospital;


• state characteristics of molar, premolar, incisor and canine;


• explain incubation period, immunization and mortality rate as used in health.


• give examples of types of bone.;


• state ways of managing people with physical disabilities.


• mention ways of correcting sight defects.



The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:



• textbooks that cover a wide range of the syllabus should be used by the teachers and candidates.


• teachers should endeavour to get previous marking schemes in teaching the students what is expected of them during examination.


• teachers should emphasize on legible hand writing for students.


• teachers should endeavour to cover the syllabus for students before the commencement of the examination.


• students should cultivate habit of reading.


• teachers should give students task that will improve their spellings.


• teachers should endeavour to teach both simple and difficult topics in the syllabus.


• emphasis on teaching candidates’ anatomical words.