Observed Areas Students don't perform well in Waec General Mathematics

Weakness/Remedies
The report stated that apart from not adhering to instructions and accuracies required, candidates' weaknesses were observed in the following areas:
-1)Probability
2)Geometry
3)Sets
4)Algebraic graph -
Majority of the candidates did not understand what was meant by "mutually exclusive events". Candidates exhibited poor knowledge of circle theorems and Geometrical construction. Many candidates could not obtain the elements of the set C = [x: 3 <xes} while others neither used curly brackets { } when listing the elements of a set nor were they able to differentiate between an empty set (0 or {}) or the null set as a subset of a given set ( { 0 }). many candidates were unable to draw the tangent at a given point to determine the gradient of the curve at that point.
(5) Many candidates were unable to put down on paper drawings that would help them in solving questions where they are required.
4.   SUGGESTED REMEDIES
The suggested remedies as stated in the report included:
(1) Candidates should be made to study effectively mathematical concepts and principles and apply them accurately.
(2) Candidates should be encouraged to solve more problems and be exposed to procedures for geometrical construction as well as proofs of geometrical problems.
(3) Teachers should be encouraged to make use of instructional materials during teaching so that some abstract concepts can be made concrete.
(4) Teachers as well as candidates should endeavour to cover all aspects of the syllabus while preparing for the examination. 
(5) Candidates should be exposed to past WASSCE questions.

Candidates' Weakness
The Chief Examiner reported that candidates showed significant weakness in the following areas:
Premature approximation
Omission of essential details and units
Inability to write answers to the required degree of accuracy
Inability to apply mathematical principles correctly
Not representing given information in appropriate diagrams
Circle Geometry and its applications
Geometrical construction
Mensuration
Interpretation/solution to  word problems
Reading from graphs
Logical reasoning
SUGGESTED REMEDIES
The following remedies were suggested by the Chief Examiner:
Candidates were encouraged to cover all the topics in the syllabus while preparing for the examination
Teachers as well as candidates were encouraged to put in more effort in studying geometry.
Teachers were encouraged to use instructional materials during lesson so as to re-enforce the learning of mathematical concepts
Candidates were encouraged to adhere to the rubrics of the question especially with regards to the use of calculators and degree of accuracy
Candidates were encouraged to avail themselves of past WASSCE General Mathematics questions.
Teachers were encouraged to participate in the Main coordination meeting
Candidates were encouraged to read through the questions carefully so as to understand its demands before answering them
Teachers were encouraged to emphasize these weak areas during instruction and lead them to appreciate the application of Mathematical concepts in everyday living