Posts Tagged ‘online tutoring’
Don’t Let Your Brain Take A Vacation
Summer is here. While your schedule may be more lax, your mind shouldn’t be. University of Missouri-Columbia psychology professor, Dr. Harris Cooper, gives a good reason for students to keep last year’s notebooks open this summer. His study shows that students lose one to three months worth of learning over summer break. The study also found that “the negative [...]
Take Control When Being Tutored
Educational software by itself is no solution for struggling students. Research studies show that an educational advantage is gained only when the learner can direct the online resources with which they are engaging. One size fits all software just won’t work. At Newcastle Tutors, our students have complete ownership over their tutoring session. Our interactive [...]
Mobile Tutoring – There’s an app for that!
When it comes to studying for standardized tests, a recent New York Times piece advises parents against purchasing traditional resources such as textbooks for their children. Instead, the article suggests using instructional internet applications. To begin, apps allow users to track their progression so they can pinpoint areas in which they still need practice. Second, [...]
The Edge to Get Ahead
Have you been looking for a supplement for your learning that will really boost your grades? The U.S . Department of Education recently released the results of a meta-analysis of studies on the efficacy of different teaching methods. The study combed through over one-thousand independently conducted studies and analyzed those which were found to fit [...]
