Gene2022-10-29T00:56:14+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Studying for a mathematics exam requires a different kind of study to any other subject. A student cannot simply memorise formulae and equations, while looking at ‘example questions’. While it is very important to know the formulas and equations, it is more important to know how to use ..
Gene2022-11-30T01:20:16+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Most students will encounter poor exam results at one stage in their education. The Ezy Math Tutoring approach is to reflect, make changes, improve. The main thing is to learn from the mistakes made, and not to dwell on the poor grades. Students can sometimes think that poor ..
Markus Curry2022-11-30T01:22:31+11:00Posted in All About Exams
As it is the last week before an exam, presumably the student has covered all the core topics in the exam and has done some study over the last week or two. However the last week before an exam can make a large difference to what kind ..
Gene2022-10-31T18:19:09+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Organizing Lessons, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
A student's parents want to stop tutoring after his exam but i think he needs to continue as we've only really just begun and i feel he will just forget everything and go back to how he was before. It is probably a good idea to speak ..
Gene2022-11-30T01:23:59+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Methods to get students more comfortable with tests? A short answer is practice practice practice. Maths tutoring is not just about drilling content into the heads of students – we need to teach students how to study effectively, find their own learning strategies, how to prepare ..
Gene2022-10-31T19:50:17+11:00Posted in All About Exams
My student’s teacher did not specify which topics will be taught in the coming weeks and assessed in the next exam. I was not able to teach him in advance most of the modules. This means he has several knowledge gaps so I have been trying to assist ..
Gene2020-07-02T13:48:55+10:00Posted in All About Exams, Senior & High School Learning, Study Habits
I now have a struggling student who will be in yr 11 this year. Things will be far more serious and I want to make sure I do the best possible job I can, that she also is motivated to keep things from going downhill. I have dedicated ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T18:01:01+11:00Posted in All About Exams
I am a bit worried with the student that is unprepared for his yearlies. His parents aren’t expecting great results due to the time constraints, but I hope they are not disappointed. The first thing you need to do is work out whether or not the ..
EzyMath2022-11-30T01:24:17+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Motivation & Interest, Senior & High School Learning
Dan, who is in year 12 and doing General Maths, struggles A LOT. He doesn't seem to have put in any effort throughout the year as he has no notes or recollection of learning many concepts. I find it difficult to try and cram through the general maths ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T19:26:52+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Teacher & School Issues
My year 12 student's teacher appears to be a little inadequate e.g. he does not teach some concepts in the topic that end up in the exam. My student has been asking his friends what their teachers are telling them about the topics that will be tested in ..
