Assignment 1: Tutor Training Introduction

Please remember to use complete sentences. For example: I feel the most important characterisitics of a tutor include...... Write more than one sentence.

When finished, please print this page and add it to your Tutor Training Portfolio.

Name:

1. What do you feel are the most important characteristics of a good tutor?

2. Who will benefit by your becoming a tutor? Why?

3. Describe any apprehensions you might have about becoming a tutor.

4. As indicated in the lecture, define the ultimate goal of tutoring.

5. What do you personally hope to achieve by becoming a tutor?

6. What is wait time, and why is it important for tutoring?

7. In your own career as a student, when have you felt most motivated to learn? What factors contributed to your motivation? Are there ways you could introduce these factors into your tutoring?