Students preparing for their final WAEC examinations, whether as WASSCE or BECE candidates, need to master these top ten examination tips for WASSCE and BECE to help them pass their respective examinations. Note that passing an exam goes beyond just studying.
In this post, we will highlight 10 of these tips to guide you as you prepare for the examination.
Always read the main subject instructions as well as the sub-section instructions. Often, students fail to read the instructions and jump straight into answering the questions. Your failure to read the instructions for each sub-section of the examination or subject can lead to failure.
When you receive the examination questions, do not rush into answering them without reading the guidelines provided. Take the time to understand them thoroughly.
Again, when you read your questions, make sure you understand them. Know what the questions are asking for and pay attention to the marks allocated to each question. This will help you know exactly what is expected of you. In some instances, you can underline the key words in the question or briefly explain what the question demands from you.
Furthermore, ensure that you plan your answers. This is an important exercise when answering questions. You must train yourself to do this by practicing answer planning during your revision periods. If you do not make planning part of your preparation, there is no way you can do that effectively in the main examination.
Always read through your answers. It is very unwise for a student who wants to pass a WAEC WASSCE or BECE to write answers without reading through them. Such students are likely to fail papers they could otherwise pass.
When you read through your work, it offers you the chance to detect spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and missing keywords, ideas, and incomplete explanations. Once you correct these, you improve the quality of your answers.
WAEC wants to ensure that students earn the grades and scores they sincerely deserve. When preparing for the BECE/JCE or WASSCE, do not entertain the habit of cheating in any form. During the BECE or WASSCE or JCE itself, do not engage in any form of illegal acts. Should WAEC detect that you acted unfairly, they can withhold your result or cancel it entirely. This will negatively affect your morale and confidence. More seriously, it can delay your chances of accessing secondary or tertiary education.
Some students are used to not writing their names and index numbers on their answer booklets. Others often forget to even write the question numbers of their answers on the cover page as required by WAEC. As if that is not enough, there are others who will also not write the question numbers on the pages where they answered the questions. These oversights can negatively affect your performance in the BECE/JCE or WASSCE.
Ensure that you follow these basic examination tips for WASSCE and BECE from now on and become proficient in them before the examination itself. Use them and apply each of them during your mock examinations as well.
- When preparing for the WAEC-administered examinations, always ensure that you engage in active learning. This includes reading and writing, solving questions, among other things. Thus, do all the things you are expected to do in the exam hall as part of your learning routines. This will help you get used to them and apply the same skills and actions in the examination itself.
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Now that you have these top ten examination tips for WASSCE and BECE candidates, do your best to master them ahead of the examination and keep an eye on this site for the updates you need.