Assignment 3: Techniques that Work

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1. What was your score on the communication test? Do you agree with the results of your communication test? Why?

2. What can you do to establish rapport with your tutee?

3. Why is it important to know why your student is seeking tutoring?

4. What is the Socratic method?

5. There are several different types of probing questions. Name all of them and indicate which type will be used most often in your tutoring session. Why?

6. Give an example of how you might handle a wrong answer from your tutee?