Suggested Remedy:
Teachers can allow students to examine different types of triangles, also with varying
orientation to be better able to identify the Base and the Height in each. These can be
drawn on paper or be cut out from Bristol board where students can identify the Base and
height when triangles vary in their positions ( e.g. rotated)
Students can be given the option of turning their books to analyse shapes in case of
spatial problems.
The relationship between Base and Height must be explained clearly as well: their
relationship of being perpendicular to each other