Do you want to help students pass the BECE exams as a teacher and make your preparation easy and exam-focused? If yes, get ready for what I am about to share in this post.
With the advent of the Common Core Curriculum, the BECE questions have changed, as have the answers provided. Teachers who do not innovate new ways to teach and prepare candidates will have a tough time helping their learners achieve good grades.
Passing the BECE now is not easy, but with the right teaching and revision approach, Junior High School students can improve and perform well in their final examination.
Passing the BECE does not start a month or a few weeks before the exam. It starts the day the student is promoted to Basic 9. Smart teachers should be able to put together plans and strategies early enough to help their final-year students achieve success.
In my earlier publication related to this topic, I shared some great ideas, which can be found here: How To Set Realistic BECE Grade Targets for Basic 9: A School Guide I hope you check that out soon.
What Teachers Must Do to Help 2025 BECE Candidates Pass Their Exam
The information shared here are of the many “proven strategies for teachers to help students pass BECE exams,” and look out for more to help make your work easy.
As a teacher, you must always be a step ahead with your preparations. If you follow the strategies I share below, you can help yourself and your learners at the Junior High School level, right from Basic 7 to Basic 9.
- Get Organized
Get yourself three exercise books, one for each class (Basic 7, 8, and 9). - Plan and Set BECE-Standard Questions
For each topic you teach, create BECE-standard questions. These questions should include both theory (subjective questions) and objective test questions. Additionally, provide hints in the book on how each subjective question should be answered. - Use These Questions to Assess Learners
Use these questions and others in the same format to assess your learners. After each assignment, find time to discuss the questions and guide learners on how to approach them effectively.
- The feedback you get from the students should help you determine if they understood the topic and answered the question well.
- If the question was used as classwork, reinforce learning by assigning the same question as homework.
- Build a Bank of Likely BECE Questions
If you follow this approach for all topics in each class, you will accumulate a significant number of likely BECE questions for your students. These questions will also include hints and strategies for answering similar ones.- The questions you set and use for your Basic 7 and 8 students will become invaluable for your Basic 9 students as they revise for the BECE.
- This process allows you to clearly identify the key facts and skills you want your learners to acquire from each topic.
- Encourage Self-Study and Curiosity
Use the questions you develop as random, unannounced quizzes or tests. You can also make the questions available to students before teaching a topic. This approach will:
- Spark curiosity among learners, as they will start thinking about the questions and searching for answers ahead of time.
- Encourage self-study and pre-topic preparation for both learners and teachers.
- Safeguard and Update Your Question Bank
After each term, ensure you keep the questions and their tips or hints safe. Ideally, type and save them on your phone, laptop, or email for easy retrieval.- As you update the questions, you’ll develop a comprehensive bank of likely BECE questions for current and future students.
- Make Teaching Fun and Stress-Free
This approach can make teaching more enjoyable and less stressful, especially when it comes to assessing your learners.
READ: How to Study Effectively for an Exam that Requires Critical Thinking/Application
It is my hope that this post, “What Teachers Must Do to Help 2025 BECE Candidates Pass Their Exam,” inspires you to start implementing the ideas shared here.
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By Wisdom Hammond
Team lead at Education-News Consult
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