What are some benefits of a tutorial preparation session?
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Tutorials are hour-long sessions in which small groups of students work collaboratively on a series of questions designed to address a particularly difficult concept. TAs and LAs who assist in tutorials typically meet for a weekly preparation session in which they work through the tutorial themselves. What are some benefits of such a tutorial preparation session?
November 8, 2019
Pedagogy Content- Developing student ideas
Physics Content- Kinematics
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Sample Discussion Prompts
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What do you notice in this episode? Talk to your neighbor about what stood out to you.
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Describe what you notice about the group dynamics in this episode. For example, who does the talking? Who asks questions? Who answers questions?
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Lars is the course instructor. What do you notice about how he interacts with the others?
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Dustin uses the word “it” several times in lines 33-35. What does each “it” refer to?
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What are these LAs doing in this episode that is preparing them to teach this particular tutorial? Name at least three things.
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What does this episode suggest are some benefits of this kind of preparation session?
What are some limitations?
