WASSCE Candidates’ Weaknesses In General Knowledge-In-Art And Remedies | Extract From Chief Examiners Report Towards WASSCE 2023
Teachers preparing students for any examination are always worried about the potential weaknesses in answers that their students will provide during the examination. Fortunately, the main examining body, the West Africa Examination Council always provide WASSCE candidates’ weaknesses in General Knowledge-In-Art during the last held examinations.
WAEC Summary of 2021 WASSCE General Knowledge-In-Art Paper Two (2)
A. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(a) Few candidates who performed creditably, presented their answers with precision.
(b) There was clarity of expression in their write up.
(c) Majority of candidates’ handwritings continue to show remarkable improvement.
(d) Candidates were able to list tourist sites in Ghana.
(e) Candidate were able to state the importance of creativity.
B. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
The major weaknesses identified with candidates comprise the following:
(a) Failure to read and understand the rubrics of the questions.
(b) Lack of in-depth knowledge of the subject matter.
(c) Grammatical errors, poor spellings keep appearing in candidates’ scripts.
(d) Answering more questions than the required number.
(e) Providing long and unrelated preamble to some questions.
(f) Candidates could not distinguish between freestyle and free hand.
C. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(a) Candidates should read the rubrics carefully before attempting each question.
(b) Candidates should cultivate the habit of reading extensively from other relevant art books apart from the textbooks or other materials relating to the subject matter which will improve their indepth knowledge of the subject matter.
(c) Candidates grammar and spellings could be improved by reading relevant books constantly.
(d) The number of questions to be answered should be strictly adhered to. This might enable candidates to gain some time to go over their work.
(e) Questions must be answered directly without unrelated preamble.
(f) Teachers must help students master the various lettering style
WAEC Summary of 2020 WASSCE General Knowledge-In-Art Paper Two (2)
A. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(1) Good knowledge of facts;
(2) Orderly presentation of facts;
(3) Orderly presentation of differences between contemporary and indigenous arts.
(4) Good handwriting, very legible.
(5) Neat work – it gave examiners much satisfaction.
B. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
(1) Inadequate preparation for the paper.
(2) Few candidates exhibited poor handwriting.
(3) Points for answers were not stated before their explanation.
(4) Bulleting is a bad way of stating points or facts in an examination.
(5) Scripts were faintly scribbled.
(6) Candidates wrote in the margins.
C. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(1) Candidates should learn their facts and revise them just before the exams.
(2) The teaching of handwriting should be taken with much seriousness at all stages of basic school learning.
(3) Candidates should be taught how to list points down, before their expansion starts. In this way, the candidate will not have to wait and think of what point to expand after writing on one. He will write with ease and no time will be wasted.
(4) Candidates should learn to number their answers correctly, especially their points.
(5) Candidates should write boldly with the proper pens that produce deep ink marks.
(6) Candidates should be warned that the margins are for the examiners
WAEC Summary of 2021 WASSCE General Knowledge-In-Art Paper 3A
A. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(a) Almost every candidate was able to give a good rendition of the items step up.
(b) Candidates exhibited good shading and painting techniques.
(c) Candidates portrayed objects and figures in the correct shapes and proportions.
B. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
The weakness included their inability to:
(a) depict the illusion of depth and space in a drawing and a painting;
(b) render good background and foreground;
(c) execute cast shadows and shades effectively;
(d) use appropriate tools and materials for their work.
C. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(a) Teachers are to take time to teach students how to shade and paint depicting depth and space.
(b) They are to teach them how to render backgrounds and foreground and how to execute cast shadows effectively.
(c) More exercises must be given to students in class to make them acquire the skills in drawing and painting.
(d) Appropriate use of tools and materials should be made known to candidates
WAEC Summary of 2021 WASSCE General Knowledge-In-Art Paper 3B
A. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(a) Candidates exhibited maximum creativity and craftsmanship in answering the questions.
(b) Candidates rendered the calligraphy without spelling mistakes and used the appropriate motifs (animal motifs) correctly.
B. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
(a) Some candidates rendered the quotation in question number 2, without using guidelines, as a result it made the entire lettering inconsistent.
(b) Almost all the candidates did not follow the demands of the question on colour which stated that only two colours were to be used.
C. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(a) Candidates must be taught how to use the four set of guidelines to write calligraphy in order to make a good presentation of letters and words.
(b) Teachers must guide students to understand that background colour does not form part of the
number of colours to be used to execute a design wor
WAEC Summary of 2020 WASSCE General Knowledge-In-Art Paper 3A
A. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(1) Most candidates demonstrated a skilful knowledge in drawing and shading. They showed good shading techniques and good rendering of forms in subtle and powerful lines.
(2) Accurate representation of buckets and scrubbing brushes as well as the fluffy part of the mop.
(3) Light and shade as well as shadows were exhibited by candidates.
B. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
(1) Most of the candidates failed to indicate shadows; even if indicated, they do not follow any source of light rays.
(2) Lack of proper usage of perspective in relation to objects and the background.
(3) Some candidates could not distinguish between the bucket and the washing powder. Their shadings could not bring out the form of the container of the powdered soap.
(4) Lack of adequate preparation for the paper was also evident.
(5) Drawing of human figures was also a problem for a lot of them.
C. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(1) Since ‘practice makes a man perfect’, candidates need to be doing a lot of practice and be supervised by their teachers.
(2) They should take on a lot of exercises to equip them for this examination.
(3) Imaginative composition is usually involved with figure drawing. Candidates must be encouraged by their teachers to be familiar with the drawing of human figures.
WAEC Summary of 2020 WASSCE General Knowledge-In-Art Paper 3B
A. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(1) Most candidates who tackled this question proved mastery of handling calligraphic tools and materials showing good penmanship.
(2) Most candidates succeeded in rendering the work in clear, bold and readable manner with average accuracy of letters and words.
(3) Some candidates showed order and consistency in executing words.
(4) Most candidates made perfect use of format showing good text arrangement formats with appropriate spacing of words/sentences, line and well balanced positive and negative space. Their border designs were also promising.
(5) Some candidates combined lines, shapes that looked like real and expensive cloth.
(6) The maturity of the given format by some candidates is worthy of emulation.
B. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
(1) Most of the candidates sprayed the paper with colour after writing the passage. Candidates gave much attention to the decorative effect instead of the lettering itself. This affected the legibility of letters and words.
(2) Some candidates adopted the usage of computer-generated typefaces in rendering their work.
(3) Candidates’ concepts and knowledge on spacing (word, sentence, and line by line) were executed very poorly.
(4) The use of felt pens and double pencil technique in writing calligraphic works and in some cases tracings of letters were virtually present. It means that students are still not grasping the concepts of calligraphy.
(5) Spelling mistakes, letters like (a, y and t) were written wrongly and omissions of certain words were evident in candidates’ words.
(6) There were inconsistencies in writing due to improper handling of lettering tools.
(7) Many candidates used photographic method (screen printing) to print directly on paper instead of creating and designing the motifs of selected school crest.
(8) Some candidates used stencils to print the motifs on paper and most of the designs were without textures.
(9) Candidates’ knowledge on full drop and half drop method of registering motifs for printing were not properly executed
(10) Candidates’ concept and knowledge on colour combination (analogous, contemporary, warm and cool colours) were very poor and this affected them immensely.
C. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
(1) In calligraphy, decorating the background by spraying with colour should be done before the text is written.
(2) Teachers must do well to teach students the appropriate angles of holding calligraphic pens (45◦ or 90◦).
(3) Students must be taught how to plan their works (idea development stages) enough before the actual day of sitting.
(4) Students must be taught to create and design motifs instead of direct printing method.
(5) Lessons on colour mixing and application should be intensified in our schools.
(6) The use of texture especially in designing enhanced the beauty of the work therefore students must be exposed to various techniques in creating background effects.
It is the hope of our team that candidates will perform better when teachers and candidates go through this summary of strengths, WASECE candidates’ weaknesses in General Knowledge-In-Art and remedies and apply same
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