Certified Tutors From Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

The student really impressed me today. We went over some practice tests she recently took, and she did so well. She got a 28 and 29 on two science tests, then a 27 on math. Then we went over some science drills and I had her correct her mistakes on one of the science tests.

In this session the student and began reviewing the math portion of the ACT. We tried to work on a brief overview of the concepts so that we could focus our attention on some trouble spots. We also spoke about the strategies specific to the math section of the test. I anticipate several more math review sessions with him before he takes his test.

The student and I worked on his homework problems that he needed to understand for an upcoming test.  He was having some difficulty keeping his signs straight but he was doing well in understanding the operations.  

The student and I went over the practice worksheet that was distributed in class, which was marked as a "take home quiz".  He and I quickly reviewed that sheet before moving onto his current homework assignment, which covered second derivatives.  Though these problems were simple in concept, they invovled the use of chain rule, product rule, and quotient rules; sometimes even a combination or repeated use of them.  The student needed help with the first few problems but quickly got the hang of the problems, though there were times when he would make simple mistakes. When that did happen, I just told him that I didn't agree with his answer or said stop when the error happens, and more often than not, he was able to correct his mistake on his own.

The student reviewed the ABC's and looked at short and long vowel sounds.  We discussed many common exceptions for these vowel sounds.  Then he read aloud from the Barack Obama bio book and completed it.  He told me he would like to read it again.

The student received the results from her last ACT exam. The good news, both her math and science went up. She actually increased her math score by 3. Our sessions will incorporate a little English prep as well. We spent the session reviewing some English grammar rules and math.  Overall, she is doing well. She did admit that the math tutoring is helping as evidenced by her increase in score.