Tutors are an extension of the classroom teacher and the time and attention a tutor spends with each student increases the learner's ability to assimilate information more quickly, allowing them to be more successful and confident inside the classroom and out.
For instance, two students with the same level of ability and subject mastery will have vastly different outcomes when one is properly tutored outside the classroom environment, with someone other than the teacher, over the one who is not tutored. This can be attributed to several factors:
Time spent directly related to the subject matter with a skilled professional for a prearranged number of hours per week
The lower ratio of learner to tutor
The ability for the tutor, over time,
It helps the tutor to create and maintain a positive learning environment if they are aware of their learners’ motivations, as the less-motivated may have less focus and possibly be more inattentive, perhaps even disruptive, than other, more highly
With the tutor, well, it seems the tutor is more of a crutch.” (Tyler 191). The irony of a tutor supposedly having the most positive influence on a young adult becomes the complete opposite. Student’s comprehend the idea of learning adults can possess a negative influence which makes it important to learn not to rely or use adults
Providing a rich and varied context is essential, tutors should utilize a range of different methods to engage all students interests and learning styles. Identifying and meeting the learners needs are important so that tutors can facilitate students learning and ensure that both the students and tutors meet the required goals. Each learner is unique and brings to the learning situation their own different learning style, knowledge set, past experiences and motivational levels. It is important for tutors to consider the level of knowledge and skill development attained by the learners prior to instruction through a variety of different types of assessment, in order to offer a high quality learning experience, delivered and resourced to suit the needs of the learner. Tutors can assess learner needs through numerous means, such as; informal and formal assessment strategies, pre-course interviews and learning style tests. This will allow tutors to tailor lessons and activities to support learners individual needs.
It seems with a different approach of teaching the material as well as one-on-one time, they eventually take hold of what is being taught to them. Most important, is the time offered that a regular teacher does not have to give to a student.
I learned that this student is getting about six hours of sleep. There is a lot of controversy of amount of sleep students need. However, six hours of sleep is enough for the student, because she is awake throughout the class time. The student is on a good diet because she eats breakfast by arriving early to school. She is very determined to pass this class with a good grade. She always comes in for the tutoring session during lunch and after school. Therefore, I will be able to provide her with additional support and one to one tutoring during lunch or after
Being a part of my school’s peer tutoring program has been the most gratifying experience of my high school career. As a student, I can relate to those that struggle in a subject and are unable to connect with the material being taught in class. I have worked with students who have lost confidence in themselves because of the difficulty they were having in school. To be given the opportunity to assist students to reach their academic goals is fulfilling. As a peer tutor, I edit essays, share scholarship searches, assist with homework, and provide studying tips and test taking strategies. I enjoy working with my group to develop habits to be more successful.With each higher grade earned, test anxiety relieved, and confident smile of those that I help, I know that the work I am doing is
Roles, responsibilities and boundaries are continuous qualities within my role as a tutor which are constantly assessed and reflected upon throughout the teaching/training cycle. According to Francis and Gould “The role of a teacher is not just to teach but to also be an evaluator, subject leader, manager of learning resources, curriculum developer, union member, personal tutor, assessor, information and advice giver, administrator, liaison with external body, record keeper, interviewer, verifier, role model and overall to help learners to gain a qualification.” The Teaching/Training cycle supports this theory by providing a structures process in which tutors can follow ensuring that all learners receive the best and consistent approach
Tutors can help go over a review with students and be there for assistance with a homework assignments; however, tutors will not do the student’s homework, and they will not give students the answers (STAC). They will explain concepts, rules, and methods that students do not understand. The STAC is available for all enrolled students at Angelina College, free of charge, and it is not just the students that get something out of tutoring; the tutors say that tutoring gives them a better understanding of the course they’re
Students struggling would have tutoring available for them. Students who want to have good grades and need help will end up having better grades from tutoring. If students who usually have good grades - because they want them for college or their parents would be upset if they did not get good grades - are struggling in a class and need extra tutoring to receive a better grade, than tutoring would help them with that. Students struggling who need help with understanding the subject could get help from tutoring. If a student is struggling in class because they are not understanding it well, then tutoring would help them with their struggles. Students struggling in school who receive tutoring and want to apply themselves will get the outcome they want. If a student is struggling in school and want to
The purpose of this proposed study is to explore the benefits of a tutoring program. The tutoring program will target struggling learners, identified based on the following data: Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) assessment, Bi-Weekly testing, Benchmark testing, and Standards of Learning (SOL) assess-ments. The purpose of this proposed program is to minimize the amount of stu-dents that are referred to child-study. Bringing a student before the child-study team can lead to that particular student being found eligible for special education services. If a student is labeled under a disability of special education it often be-comes a part of their identity in a negative way. Increasing knowledge of the teach-ers, parents, students, and the community as well as decreasing the potential nega-tivity of labels is the goal of this program. Using survey method, a likert scale will be developed and implemented to ascertain findings to accept or reject the hypotheses. The findings and conclusions are to be determined.
Tutoring centers help me a lot that make me feel free to ask questions. Peer tutors always are patient and intelligent. I found it save my time with the help of them, even though they are students, they explain the problems in an amazing way and it is better than spending a long time to work it out by myself.
These tutors help us with any academic question we have and nudge us toward the right answer without ever explicitly telling us what do. The past two years in AVID we have had a shortage and a surplus of tutors. This has caused a couple of groups to go on without one. Most of the groups don't do anything when a tutor isn't there watching over and end up just wasting time. My group would have been the same had I not stood up and put a problem on the board the first time we didn't have a tutor. For the most part mine consisted of good students, but there were a couple who didn't really want to be there. These peers would complain about their grades, but then would just goof off when they had chance to learn. I simply brought up their grade and asked if they were ok with it. They said no and I pointed to the problem on the board. My peers finally gave in and started
Some of the reasons that tutoring is needed in society are outlined next. According to Dorothy Lloyd, "the trend of the '60's included a rapidly changing population of students whose educational needs became difficult to meet due to their mobility and lack of achievement. This change stimulated a rise in tutor programs" (46). As society became increasingly industrialized, families moved from city to city and their children went with them. Thus making it hard for teachers and schools to form a lasting bond between the children and the teachers.
Martin Luther King, who was an American Baptist minister, activist, maintains: “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education”. Secondary school plays a basis role in every person’s future; the knowledge, which people obtain, will accompany them with the rest of their lives. At present, more than ever, parents are exploring the options available to them concerning about the education of children. Approximately 4 million children are currently homeschooled every year in USA. According to HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association), the number resumes increasing over 75% since 1999. American schools are ranked average compared to the world, and it includes 35th place in Math and 29th place in Science. For those parents who are looking for
A tutor can also be very helpful to its students when it comes to overcoming those language obstacles. By judging of the state of its student, a tutor has the freedom to choose which of the above mentioned suggestions will be used during the overcoming process. Although there may not be a classroom of students to whom the tutor is teaching, the one-on-one environment allows a greater sense of intimacy and a safer atmosphere (Leigh, 2009).