Sunday, October 23, 2011

How Personal Tutors Help Students Excel Academically

By Anne Wiley


Studying helps people learn more about themselves. They find out which learning strategy works for them, which learning style most suits them, and which condition, place and time help them become more focused. And most importantly, studying helps them understand how much they can attain not only in school but in life in general.

Students who wish to push themselves toward their personal best but are still tied down to negative habits regarding study might take advantage of the services of a professional tutor. A personal tutor helps the student learn his lessons. He can guide the student towards more effective learning styles.

Aside from the actual studying, there are useful learning styles that a student can pick up from a competent tutor. Majority of students are not aware of that there are actually different strategies for memorizing of lessons or taking down notes.

Kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning all rely on sensory perception. Not all people exhibit the same preferences of sensory perception to acquire information. For example, some students learn more quickly by reading while others by watching role plays. A good tutor will be able to help a student quickly find out what type of learner he is.

Students that learn most effectively through their eyes are good at written instructions, reading, remembering faces, charts and diagrams, videos and in drawing things for their classmates. Visual learners can enrich their learning competencies by copying taking down notes, by preparing flash cards and by using color-coded materials.

People that learn best through their auditory senses exhibit the following: a tendency to explain things to people, an ability to remember names, good in spoken instructions, an enjoyment of videos and music. These students ought to recall more information during class discussions, while studying out loud, and while listening to recorded lectures.

For kinesthetic learners, lessons are absorbed more quickly through demonstrations and participatory programs. Let them take part in role hands-on activities or lab work where they thrive and where they learn the lessons effortlessly.

By determining which type of learner a student is, he can move on to develop the right techniques and skills to suit his sensory perception type. It is in this aspect where a good tutor can help and guide.




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