Tutor Test
Name:
Lewis Hastie
Please answer in point form and give several concise responses. #1
(5 marks)
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When a student tells you that he feels "silly" when talking aloud and he can't talk aloud at school anyway, anyway, what would you do and say?
The solution does not o into the head of silent smart eole Talking aloud can hel you manage the ro!lem There is nothing silly a!out talking aloud to hel sole ro!lems #sk the student to teach me a ro!lem ro!lem he has recently understood $nsure the student is always asking %uestions aloud when faced with a difficult ro!lem
#2
(5 marks)
&ou are working with a ery insecure student who really !eliees he is hoeless at whateer su!ect you are tutoring ie some e*amles of what you want your student to say to ractice ositie self+talk (g -)
.t/s ok to !e wrong 0eing wrong is the first ste to getting it right #nyone who is ery ery good has gotten it wrong many many times . am not hoeless at 1maths2 . will try my !est
#3
(5 marks)
The arent of your student seems to !e deserate to hear some good news a!out their child #fter each session the arent asks how eerything is going &ou &ou are worried a!out your student's rogress What would you say to the arent? (g 33)
&our child is learning howeer . am worried a!out their rogress #lthough your child child seems to !e understanding understanding some of the the content, . am concerned concerned with their their lack of effort effort
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#4
(5 marks)
&our student !ackchecks when she is with you, !ut there are still a lot of "careless" mistakes on tests What would you do and say to try to hel he r (g 4)
low down your working 6ake sure you reiew eery line of working $nsure that each line logically roceeds to the ne*t 6ake sure you are not merely coying your first set of working
#5
(5 marks)
&our student gies u on the homework if he doesn't immediately know how to do it What would you do and say to try to hel him?
#ll harder %uestions take some atience 7on/t !e afraid to use the answers when you can/t find a solution 6oe on to other %uestions 6essage a eer asking for hel Look online for methods to sole similar %uestions
#6
(5 marks)
What tools do we hae for monitoring tutorials and why is it imortant to do this?
tudent history heets Tutor 8eort heets 6onthly 9arent 8eort heet To ensure that the rogress of the student is documented To roide a summary of what the student has achieed:re%uires work on
#7
(5 marks)
.f you were monitored !y a suerisor, descri!e seeral things that they would look and listen for in ealuating your erformance
How well . communicate ideas to a student How . interact with the student if the student is struggling The efficiency of the session, how much work is coered in a session How the student resonds to my attemts to stimulate ideas:work
How well . imlement long term learning and teaching strategies into my teaching
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(5 marks)
What is the most imortant concet in the training manual and Why?
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6y 8ole 6athematics is highly alica!le across multile fields &ou !ecome irrelacea!le &ou are resonsi!le for the learning of the student ;ften success in mathematics leads to confidence in other su!ects
#!
(5 marks)
List key generic %uestions that a student should ask herself to !ecome a !etter ro!lem soler?
Why did . get this wrong
"ill in te $lan%s in te following: #1&
(3 mark)
When you are tutoring, the most imortant erson is
The tudent
#11
(3 mark)
=sually, when studying for e*ams, you !egin your reiew with
$asiest >uestions
#12
(3 mark)
=sually, you will !egin a tutorial session with
9ast difficulties
#13
( marks)
The two eole you want to feel resonsi!le for a student's imroement are
The tudent 6yself
#14
(3 mark)
.n a summary sheet, the first thing written !efore each rule should !e
Trigger
#15
(3 mark)
=sually, the fre%uency of the tutor's reort is
@ortnightly
(3 mark)
=sually, the fre%uency of the reort sent to the arent is
;nce er month
#17
(3 mark)
The most imortant strategy is
8eiewing your working
#1
(3 mark)
#1!
(3 mark)
When . first start tutoring a new student, . should act
#2&
( marks)
The two things . will try to accomlish towards the end of a test re tutorial are
ureying Toics
#21
(3 mark)
The most imortant goal for a student is to hel her !ecome
#16
# checklist among tutor, student, and arent is indicated when
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#22
(5 marks)
Write a aragrah descri!ing how what you studied in the "Tutor Training uide" will hel you in current studies or would hae heled you in ast studies The Tutor Training uide has roided further clarity and insight into the rocess of tutoring students and heling them realiAe their otential .t has strengthened the idea of my role as a tutor and the resonsi!ilities it !rings, as well as clarified some of the logistical ideas that contri!ute to constructing a lanned and efficient session
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