Date and Time: 4/25/16 7:30-8:30 PM
Location: Professor Kim's house
Topic/Skill: Mathematics-word problems
Feedback provided to student: the tutee did well remembering conversions for imperial units for volume, length, and weight. He needs to remember with word problems that while there are words they mean numbers, and all the numbers he needs are given to him but in a different way.
Lessons about tutoring/tutee learned: at least for this student, drawing diagrams is a very effective tool for comprehending the main question and starting to think about how to put the numbers in a way to solve them. I learned that the main material for students of this age is teaching academic skills like reading and how to solve problems, as opposed to adult learners whom already possess refined academic experience. As such, patience is paramount while working with children and it is important to teach how to break down problems and analyze the components in a meaningful way. The first step should be to figure out what is the question asking? then what do we know? and then how do we translate what we know in a new format to solve the equation.
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