Online Tutoring makes Statistics Learning Simple

Our tutors for statistics often express their tutoring expertise by stating that ‘we explore all probabilities to reach the highest level of confidence.’ It is okay not to talk about an interesting concept or neglect the subtleties of a theory that are unknown to the student as long as the student learns the necessary elements. The student only needs to focus on the concepts relevant to the curriculum to do well in exams and the early academic years. Otherwise, a student might get confused and lose interest in the subject. 

School and College is a time when the student learns a bit of everything and eventually after a certain level the student decides to specialize in a subject of interest. So for instance, if the student has decided to specialize in statistics to become an actuary then it is alright to appreciate every subtlety of a statistical theory even from the school level.

The student might as well focus more on statistics and by that we do not mean that other subjects should be ignored. It only means that, the student who aspires to become an actuary can take extra efforts and use non-conventional learning techniques to study statistics.

Our tutors for statistics assist students keeping in mind the above intricacies. This is one of the reasons that, ‘we have categorized student interests and customized the tutoring expertise according to the individual tutoring needs’. This helps our online tutoring experts to maintain focus and then this focus is reflected in the student’s performance.

Technology has made learning a lot easier than earlier times. We have ready-made formulas and their application to a specific problem becomes simple with a single click of the mouse. Hence to make it easier to learn statistics we follow certain guidelines as mentioned below: 

1. Follow the application

We have made available Microsoft Excel application manuals that can be followed by students. When it is time, we take the student through the whole manual and then the student can come back to us with difficulties. We also have manuals on research software such as SPSS and SAS. These can be used by research students and they get optimum guidance on using the manuals. 

2. Enhance familiarity

It is quite essential to ‘Know the subject before you start Learning’! Hence, we spend some time knowing the subject on a conceptual and fundamental level. We do so by introducing games and quizzes that the students can try at their leisure time. We understand that as much as the students require strong grounding on each chapter they also need to learn the formulas and key theories. 

3. Communicate to ease the challenge

Students may stop talking during a tutoring session, if they lose interest. We tend to accept this by motivating them to ask questions and also by letting them know that ‘no question is stupid’ and also that, ‘all questions are important as long as they have an answer’!

4. Value what you learn

It is one of our basic tutoring principles to teach students to value what they learn. We do this by adopting a learning culture that revolves around 3 principles: Explain, Show concern and Get feedback.

ü  Explain: We explain the students what they need to know about a theory or problem.

ü  Show concern: We show adequate concern for the learning needs of the students. We would like the students to enjoy the learning process and not be apprehensive about it.

ü  Get feedback: Learning is a two-way communication process and we have a policy about not to proceed further unless we receive a student feedback. The feedback is not just a plain yes or no but a small test or quiz that tells us that the student has actually understood. But all this is taken care of in an amiable manner and none of this is to put pressure on students.