Posts Tagged ‘tutoring’
Learning how to learn
In its 2011 version, the National Survey of Student Engagement found that the vast majority of students don’t implement new study strategies during their time in college. Whether you are a high school, college, or even graduate student, you should always be working to improve your study skills. Here are a few learning strategies the [...]
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 [...]
Online tutoring – not new, but certainly improved
‘Distance education,’ or that of learning outside of a classroom by means of technology, has been around for many years, serving as an alternative to face-to-face learning. As early as 2000, studies showed telecommunicated education to be just as effective as learning in a classroom. The difference between then and now however, is the advent [...]
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, [...]
