27/02/2026
3 MISTAKES STUDENTS MAKE IN ZIMSEC PROJECTS
1️⃣Weak Problem identification
- Most students choose a topic but fail to clearly define the problem occurring at the school. The problem must occur anywhere near the school premises. Most students just identify a problem that does not exist there. The reader can tell when you're lying.
2️⃣No clear Development stages
- Your project must follow proper stages, from problem identification all the way to Evaluation and recommendation. Any stage absent results in loss of marks:
✔️Problem Identification
✔️Investigation of related ideas
✔️Generation of ideas
✔️Development of Selected ideas
✔️Presentation of Results
✔️Evaluation and Recommendation
If your work also looks like random paragraphs instead of well-structured stages, marks drop immediately.
3️⃣Poor Presentation and Evaluation
-Many Students forget:
✔️Proper formatting
✔️logical flow (project must show how the problem was investigated then identified, then solved and how the solution used was maintained)
✔️Diagrams and tables where necessary.
✔️Honest evaluation of strengths and weaknesses
If you avoid these 3 mistakes, your chances of scoring high marks increase significantly.
