After getting to know the student, we can look at the topic list of the subject we are focusing on and make a plan together, finding out what their strengths and weaknesses are, then we can make a tailored list of what topics need more prioritising. Once we've established that, I can do either two things dependent on how the student likes to learn, I can make a powerpoint presentation explaining...
After getting to know the student, we can look at the topic list of the subject we are focusing on and make a plan together, finding out what their strengths and weaknesses are, then we can make a tailored list of what topics need more prioritising. Once we've established that, I can do either two things dependent on how the student likes to learn, I can make a powerpoint presentation explaining the concepts of the topic we are learning, helping the student understand the fundamentals of said topic. After the student is more confident, we can move onto practice questions and eventually exam style questions. Another way we can learn is going straight to exam style questions, if the base knowledge of the topic is there but the exam technique is not there yet, helping expose to the student potential questions the student would normally face in an exam, and from there I can break down and explain how the questions can be answered and how to use different exam techniques, explaining my working out (if for maths for example) and my thought process and approach
After the student feels confident on the topic, we can move on to the next high priority topic on the list and do the same procedure as before, but we'll make sure to revisit the previous topic to keep the knowledge fresh in the student's brain until they are almost fluent in it, as reptitive revision can go a long way for long term memory
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