Tutoring: which program to choose?

Group or individual tutoring, online or in person… how to choose? How to find your way there? Which formula will be best suited to your child?

Tutoring programs provide academic support to students by focusing first on their specific academic needs. This may include individual sessions, mini group sessions, remotely or in an educational center. But how do you choose the tutoring program best suited to your child, their personality, and their academic level?

We will discuss different typical characteristics of tutoring to help you choose the program that best suits your child’s learning style.

Group tutoring

The group establishes an interesting dynamic for tutoring. The presence of other students of the same academic level is indeed stimulating, it encourages exchanges and mutual assistance, and cooperation is easier to establish than in class due to the small number of students.

Group tutoring is also less expensive and allows young people to develop enriching relational and autonomy skills. The tutor co-constructs the content of the sessions with the group, and also prepares individualized content adapted for each young person. The group can give rise to activities such as presentations, revisions on a concept, or the resolution of a common problem, which strengthen the dynamic of the group and openness to others.

Individual tutoring

Young people who are experiencing particular difficulties at school will certainly first need to follow individual tutoring sessions with a tutor who is completely available to their requests. The tutor will adapt to the pace and learning style of the young person and prepare future sessions according to their evolving needs.

The student will be able to rework on difficult concepts seen in class in a way that suits them, regardless of other demands that there may be in a group.

Online tutoring

Online tutoring is an interesting alternative to face-to-face tutoring, at home or in an educational center. It is also practiced individually or in a mini group, or even in a virtual classroom for course programs in the form of a learning path.

With online tutoring , students can also benefit from personalized teaching and support. The sessions can be carried out from any location (internet access is required) and therefore do not require travel. The frequency of meetings is more often flexible, and online courses are less expensive than traditional tutoring.

Online tutoring also allows for video and audio conferencing which is effective in improving student engagement with theoretical material. Additionally, students often retain information better when learning through the various multimedia tools available online.

Conclusion

. Académie Diderot’s tutoring programs are diverse and designed to adapt to students’ learning objectives. Whether it is preparing them for exams, helping them improve their academic results or supporting them with more ambitious objectives (improving their working methods, their academic, transversal skills), the Académie Diderot will increase student engagement by providing differentiated instructional support that matches each student’s learning style.