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What’s known about tutoring

What’s known about tutoring

A team of researchers spent a decade videotaping expert tutors teaching basic math to kids, one on one. They found some tutors are better than others—much better, as measured by both math tests and student motivation. And by studying the video, they learned why.

These slides accompanied a talk I gave at Nashville Code Co-op Talk Day, March 30, 2013. http://www.nashvillecode.org/events/2013-march/

Jason Orendorff

March 30, 2013
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  1. 87 x 43 ---- 32 Your answer is wrong. Possible

    causes of error: (dramatic reenactment)
  2. 87 x 43 ---- 32 Your answer is wrong. Possible

    causes of error: 1. You multiplied the number in the multiplicand by the number directly beneath it in the multiplier, and you wrote down the carried number, ignoring the units number. (dramatic reenactment)