Hilda z.
Private tutor in Kissimmee, FL
Education
St. Joseph's - BS, Adult ED , St. Joseph's - MS, Adult Ed
Experience
As a tutor I want to know my content, how students learn and the best ways to teach certain kinds of content. Some faculty have that same kind of content expertise, but many may not know a lot about how students learn and how they should teach, given what is known about how students learn. That knowledge can be acquired and it can be used to successfully implement strategies Research on effective tutors suggests they talk less and rely more on student talk and explanation. The theory of cognitive apprenticeship comes to mind, in which instructors describe how an expert may have misunderstood or how an expert approached a given problem. This can be helpful to student learning, but only after students have explored their own thinking. So, in those large courses, teachers can use an effective tutoring technique by letting students work on a problem, explaining how an expert might approach the problem, and then letting students work on it some more. Good tutors establish rapport with students and empathize with students’ struggles to learn. Students should have the opportunity to practice. They need time to learn “by actively thinking and doing activities related to the concepts under discussion. In my opinion an expert tutor starts out by gaining an accurate picture of students’ understanding or misunderstanding. With that knowledge they proceed progressively to more challenging work in a predictable routine. It’s called “deliberate practice” in the research and involves repetition of problem-solving processes multiple times during the period of instruction. Often teachers in large classes assume certain levels of prior knowledge—what they think students should know. Often it’s a recipe for disaster, since understanding the new material depends on mastery of the old. It’s best to use short quizzes, pretests, concept assessments, and other tools to determine levels of understanding and then proceed with the deliberate practice methods. I believe that effective tutors don’t criticize or praise students directly. They draw attention to errors by implication and through subsequent questioning, so that tutees themselves reconsider and change their ideas. Tutors who help students learn are constantly asking them questions about what they are doing and why they are doing it. They’re trying to develop “metacognitive awareness.” Students learn when they have to explain their reasoning. Teachers, encourage students by “being inspiring, enthusiastic, caring, supportive and liberal with positive feedback.
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Teacher: Hilda Zoutendijk Accreditations: Graduate school adult education. (St. Joseph’s College. Standish, Maine) Additional or especial studies: Medical Terminology / Phlebotomy / Medical Assisting / Critical thinking/ Psychology / Literature / Terminology Legal Specialization/ Electrocardiogram Personal Description: communicative, patient, charisma to teach, creative, flexible. Hobbies: Reading, swimming, tennis, banjo
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