Candidate's Weakness

The Chief Examiners identified the following as some of the weaknesses of the candidates:

• Inability to meet the demands of the questions.
• Shallow knowledge/understanding of set texts.
• Wrong interpretation of questions.
• Violation of rubrics.
• Little or no knowledge of literary appreciation.
• Illegible handwriting.
• Writing of irrelevancies.
• Inability to express answers in good English.
• Dependency on summarized texts.

Suggested Remedies

To remedy the observed weaknesses, the Chief Examiners recommended that:

• Candidates should buy and read the set texts before examination.
• Candidates should not depend on key points and summary notes alone.
• Candidates should always read instructions before they start answering questions.
• Competent teachers should be employed to teach Literature-in-English.
• Teachers should attend workshops and seminars occasionally to familiarize themselves with the demands of the subject.