Comparing Enrichment Programme versus Private Tutor

[pg9254]

Hi everyone,


My son will be going to P1 next year. I am looking for a good and reliable math tutor or math tuition centre. Any recommended one? I am staying in clementi.

Many thanks.

[mashimaroABC]

Hi,


May I know what is your budget for one lesson?

[Chinese Author]

There are merits in both, depending on the need of the student to achieve the desired results. So long as group tuition is not done in a one-way lecturing style in a big classroom but interactive with hands-on exercise to practise and polish the skills of Q&A, the effect is about the same as 1-1 tuition, attention does not make or break the learning session.

To compensate for loss of attention in a group tuition, the training materials and methods play an important part, in other words, ask: what are they doing during group tuition and what had they learned for the day?
Of course, group tuition can never do better than 1-1 tuition, ceteris paribus, in terms of customisation and pin-pointing attention given, but the end result may still vary, some students in group tuition may still do better than 1-1 student, if they have some good materials on hand with the right approach to work out and write their answers that score with flying colours.

[janet88]

Chinese Author:

There are merits in both, depending on the need of the student to achieve the desired results. So long as group tuition is not done in a one-way lecturing style in a big classroom but interactive with hands-on exercise to practise and polish the skills of Q&A, the effect is about the same as 1-1 tuition, attention does not make or break the learning session.

To compensate for loss of attention in a group tuition, the training materials and methods play an important part, in other words, ask: what are they doing during group tuition and what had they learned for the day?
Of course, group tuition can never do better than 1-1 tuition, ceteris paribus, in terms of customisation and pin-pointing attention given, but the end result may still vary, some students in group tuition may still do better than 1-1 student, if they have some good materials on hand with the right approach to work out and write their answers that score with flying colours.

My son had 1-1 tuition for Chinese and Science. As for Eng, the tutor had her way of teaching a class of 10 and still give attention to the weaker ones. My son received extra attention from her...esp for comprehension OE.

[sleepy]

I prefer group tuition

[Kellystarry]

In group, the child has faced challenge and that will push him/her to be better…That’s why i send my girl to group. But not too big group…5/6 max.

[janet88]

Kellystarry:

In group, the child has faced challenge and that will push him/her to be better..That's why i send my girl to group. But not too big group...5/6 max.

That's true. My son attended group for English...and that peer pressure pushed him to work harder. He couldn't lose face in front of the others. When he slacked a little, the others will have to wait and that is embarrassing.
But for Chinese and science, he needed that 1–1. Group tuition has its advantages but person delivering must have skill to do so.

[Happymumm]

Actually I will think that instead of comparing between Group and Private tuition. What's most important is the teaching style of the tutor. I send my kids for group tuition at Future Perfect and I was very amazed with their teaching style. My girl actually learn through a method, where she takes on the role of a teacher in class. Very efficient and interactive way to learn.

[Chinese Author]

Language can be done both ways. Certain part or subjects could be done better with 1-1 attention, certain exercises that do not require attention is better done in group and compare works with one another. Language learning may be a boring exercise for some, peer pressure would push the student to do something and produce his/her work on the pot. Avoid hiring a tutor to baby sit with the student just to do home works, and the tutor would feel uncomfortable also, as there are always some skills and techniques to learn that no textbook can train for the subject concerned.

It is always beneficial to put one in a group outside to know new friends and socialise while learning something without pressure. Many students seem to enjoy it, so long as the tutor is skilful enough to enliven the learning session, keep students busy and interested, see improvement day by day. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the tuition class can be as big as lecture, all are going after the method, technique and teaching style of highly-skilled tutor.

[elishatan]

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Chinese Author:

Language can be done both ways. Certain part or subjects could be done better with 1-1 attention, certain exercises that do not require attention is better done in group and compare works with one another. Language learning may be a boring exercise for some, peer pressure would push the student to do something and produce his/her work on the pot. Avoid hiring a tutor to baby sit with the student just to do home works, and the tutor would feel uncomfortable also, as there are always some skills and techniques to learn that no textbook can train for the subject concerned.

It is always beneficial to put one in a group outside to know new friends and socialise while learning something without pressure. Many students seem to enjoy it, so long as the tutor is skilful enough to enliven the learning session, keep students busy and interested, see improvement day by day. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the tuition class can be as big as lecture, all are going after the method, technique and teaching style of highly-skilled tutor.

Produce something on the pot? :?

You mean on the spot?

Lol!