Tutoring is a highly subjective and tailor-made experience. For tuition of a specific subject, it’s important that the students themselves feel comfortable to ask questions and talk about their current knowledge of a topic. Once a topic has been decided between me and my student, we will start by discussing what the student does and does not understand; then I will go through any concepts that ha...
Tutoring is a highly subjective and tailor-made experience. For tuition of a specific subject, it’s important that the students themselves feel comfortable to ask questions and talk about their current knowledge of a topic. Once a topic has been decided between me and my student, we will start by discussing what the student does and does not understand; then I will go through any concepts that have been misunderstood or need clarification at the student’s own pace. This is normally done through the aid of tailor-made PowerPoint slides and a discussion about the topic, I will then often follow this up by working through some example questions where appropriate. I will finish by giving the student a chance to talk through their new understanding of theories, which will improve their confidence and allow them to formulate their own way of remembering a certain topic. This use of dialogue can help students remember a topic better and it gives them pride in their own learning, as appose to just listening to information like they would in the classroom. This is backed up by doing practice questions or problems, going through them one to one and step by step, which will improve the student's understanding of the assessments they will face in the topic (these are materials that I will acquire before each individual session).