What to Expect from a Tutoring Session

Tutors Will

• Give you positive feedback.
• Listen closely as you describe the problem.
• Help you identify and correct recurring errors.
• Help you understand the ideas presented in your textbook.
• Demonstrate similar processes and refer you to other sources.
• Ask questions that will help you in the problem solving process.
• Guide you through all steps of a process for solving the problem.
• Provide you with guidance in understanding and solving the problem.

Tutors Will Not

• Check all homework problems.
• Help with handwritten math problems.
• Help with take-home exams or quizzes.
• Help at a time when the student is scheduled to be in class.
• Teach an entire chapter or lesson that is covered by the instructor.
• Proofread or review papers or assignments the instructor has determined is the student’s responsibility.