Date and Time: 4/24/16 12-1PM
Location: CIES bldg/ Hecht House
Topic/skill: reading comprehension and vocabulary
Feedback provided to tutee: after each part of the lesson the work for that section was reviewed. For example, after the tutee completed a writing exercise the tutor and tutee would proofread the sentences to look for punctuation errors, spelling mistakes, etc. Of course the tutor would praise for correct answers too. Most importantly if the tutee answers a question incorrectly, the tutor did not give him the answer, she showed the student how they could find out the answer themselves creating a much more rich educational experience.
Lessons about tutoring/tutee learned: teach how to figure out the correct answer. Studying is a process and relies on method, the object of teaching is to absorb the method. Using visual aids and connecting words with familiar concepts makes them more memorable than brute memorization (based on structure of neural pathways?). Move at a consistent pace, if the student stumbles on an unfamiliar vocabulary word for example, move on and come back to prevent frustration and discouragement. Praise good aspects of work first, and frame critiques as refining skills rather than you got it wrong. Keep optimal performance hypothesis in mind, best performances happen at medium arousal than high (frustration on not solving questions) or low arousal (mastered material).
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