THE TUTORIAL PROCESS
WHAT ARE TUTORIALS?
Tutorials are a time for students to
collaborate and help one another with
questions they are having in academic
classes.
HOW OFTEN DO TUTORIALS
OCCUR?
Tutorials are typically scheduled either on:
Mondays & Wednesdays
or
Tuesdays & Thursdays
TAKING NOTES IN CLASS
Students take Cornell Notes from lectures,
videos, presentations, textbooks, etc. in
their academic classes.
PREPARING FOR TUTORIALS
At home, students complete side 1 of the
AVID Tutorial Sheet which includes two
higher level questions from their academic
classes, Cornell notes, homework, class
work, quizzes, or tests
Question #1
Question #2
DEVELOPING LEVEL 2 & 3
QUESTIONS
Questions for tutorials should be level 2 or 3 questions.
Level 2 or 3 questions are not required for math.
Hint: If the questions can be answered simply by looking
in your book or your notes, it is probably a level 1
question. You may use the following handout for help
developing level 2 & 3 questions.
COLLECTING TUTORIAL SHEETS
As students enter the AVID classroom, the
AVID teacher or an AVID Tutor collects the
AVID Tutorial Sheets. The Tutorial Sheets are
the “golden ticket” required to enter class.
SCORING TUTORIAL SHEETS
AVID Tutors score side 1 of the AVID Tutorial
Sheets and record the scores on side 2. If the
tutorial slip is turned in late, the AVID tutor will
deduct 10 points from the total score.
Scoring
FORMING TUTORIAL GROUPS
AVID Tutorial Sheets are divided into groups
by an AVID Tutor based on the types of
questions.
Biology
Algebra II
English
CHOOSING STUDENT TUTORS
A student from each tutorial group may be assigned
the role of Student Tutor. Student Tutors help
facilitate the tutorial process and assign participation
points.
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GETTING INTO TUTORIAL
GROUPS
The AVID Teacher or an AVID Tutor calls the
names of each student who is in the biology
group, for example, and assigns them a
location to work. This step is repeated for
each group.
PRESENTING THE QUESTIONS
Students present their questions to the group one
at a time by writing them on a white board.
Students give a 30 second speech to explain what
they know up until their point of confusion. Then
group members and the AVID tutor ask questions to
help the students with their questions.
PRESENTING THE QUESTIONS
Click on the following video clips to see how
to present a tutorial question.
Jackie
Running Time: 5:51
Jon
Running Time: 6:30
HOW TO PRESENT A QUESTION
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4.
Write the problem neatly on the whiteboard.
Face the group members.
Read the question out loud to the group.
Explain any prior knowledge and what you
already understand about the question.
5. Explain what strategies you used in
attempting to answer the question.
6. Indicate to your group exactly where you
became confused as you worked to answer
this question.
QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING
TUTORIALS
1. Can you explain your question in another way?
2. What do you already know about the question?
3. What have you already tried?
4. Where could you find a similar problem in the book?
5. Do you have Cornell notes that may help?
6. Where could you go for more information?
7. What website might help you with your question?
8. What does ___________mean?
9. How would you graphically illustrate your process?
10. What would happen if you changed _____________?
11. What if you tried ______________?
12. How would you teach this to a friend?
RECORDING NOTES
Students take out a sheet of notebook paper
and take 3-column notes during the tutorial
process.
Notes
REFLECTION
Students complete the reflection portion of the
AVID Tutorial Sheet once all questions from the
group have been answered. Completed AVID
Tutorial Sheets are turned into the AVID Tutor
for grading.
Reflection
SCORING TUTORIAL SHEETS
AVID Tutors finish scoring the AVID
Tutorial Sheets and record the total scores
on a class roster.
FINISHED EARLY?
• Do your homework. Remember that you have a
group of students available to help if you need it!
• Write summaries for your Cornell notes
• Write questions on the left side of your notes
• Study your notes or quiz one another
• Organize your AVID binders
• Read a book silently
• Ask AVID tutors about their college experience
ROLE OF AVID TUTORS DURING
TUTORIALS
• Encourage students to ask questions of one another
• Keep the discussion going
• Make sure all students participate
• Guide students to the answer without simply supplying
the answer
• Score AVID tutorial slips at the end of each session
• Model higher order thinking questions
(level 2 & 3 questions)
• Meet with the AVID teacher at the end of the period to
discuss any concerns
THE TUTORIAL PROCESS
Click on the following video clip to see
the entire tutorial process.
Jackie
Running Time: 6:19