This document outlines a tutoring cycle for effective tutoring sessions. The 12-step cycle includes greeting the student, identifying the task, breaking it into pieces, guiding the student's thought process, setting an agenda, addressing the task, having the student summarize content and process, planning the next session, and closing the session. Key aspects are using probing questions, encouraging independence, and having the student explain their understanding to confirm learning. The goal is for students to understand content and be able to complete similar tasks independently after tutoring.
4. Ineffective Thinkers
• Impulsive
• Quickly give up
• Inflexible
• Use imprecise language
• Does not plan, and does not have skills for organization of learning
materials
• Does not check the work
• Does not use multiple sources
• Skips steps
• Does not engage in the line of reasoning and presentation
• Unable to identify the process of learning
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