If you are preparing for the WAEC-administered WASSCE for school candidates, this post, “Latest WASSCE Examiner’s Report on Core and Elective Maths for 2024 WASSCE Candidates,” is very important to you as it will give you a clear indication of what to work on.
Students are advised to ensure that they work on the areas captured under the strengths and weaknesses to better position them for a good examination outcome.
CANDIDATES’ PERFORMANCE
The Chief Examiners for Mathematics (Core) and Mathematics (Elective) stated that there was a
slight decline in performance over that of last year.
A SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ STRENGTHS
(1) MATHEMATICS (CORE)
Candidates were able to:
a) find the distance between two points when given the coordinates;
b) solve probability problems involving equally likely events;
c) draw a venn diagram from a given information;
d) solve problems involving pie chart;
e) apply Pythagoras’ theorem to solve problems;
f) complete tables for multiplication in modulo arithmetic.
(2) MATHEMATICS (ELECTIVE) 2
Candidates exhibited an improvement in:
a) finding the equation of a circle passing through three points;
b) finding the spearman’s rank correlation coefficient;
c) constructing cumulative frequency tables and drawing frequency curves;
d) solving problems in series and sequence.
4. SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
(1) MATHEMATICS (CORE)
Candidates showed weaknesses in the following:
(a) showing evidence of reading values from graphs;
(b) translating word problems into mathematical equations;
(c) solving problems on Mensuration and Geometry;
(d) drawing conclusions from logical statements.
(2) MATHEMATICS (ELECTIVE) 2
Candidates showed weaknesses in their inability to:
(a) find the volume of a solid generated using integration;
(b) read correctly the median and the quartiles from the cumulative frequency curve;
(c) solve problems in permutation/combination;
(d) draw a relevant diagram to solve problems on moments.
SUGGESTED REMEDIES
MATHEMATICS (CORE) 2
(i) Candidates should be advised to read carefully and understand the demands of questions before
attempting them.
(ii) Teachers should give candidates more exercises and encourage them to work on their own.
(iii) Teachers should be encouraged to have time for weak students and teach them the basic
principles and skills in the topics that they fall short in.
MATHEMATICS (ELECTIVE) 2
The following were recommended to help candidates overcome their weaknesses;
(iv)Teachers should give equal attention to the whole syllabus.
(v) Candidates should be exposed to a lot of questions as exercises.
(vi)Candidates should be encouraged to show all steps when solving problems.
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Do your best to apply all the information in this latest WASSCE Examiner’s report on Core and Elective Maths for 2024 WASSCE candidates as you prepare for the WASSCE
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