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Becoming A Tutor: Course Analysis

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This course has taught me many things about myself and who I am as a tutor. When beginning this course, I was not sure what to expect from the overall class. I knew that I enjoyed helping others and I find myself to be a strong leader, so this course would be enjoyable for me. I expected myself to be a tutor who was helpful and friendly, and I hoped to be the best tutor I could be. Becoming the tutor I am today took time, and there is still lots of room for development. Before starting this course, I certainly did not have well developed skills that are needed to be a great tutor. I have grown as a student and as a tutor throughout this semester, and I have even applied my knowledge from this course into other classes. I love helping others, …show more content…

The concept which I found most useful was B.F Skinner’s operant conditioning theory. His theory touched upon positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishments, which are are relative things to consider while dealing with students in a classroom. Positive reinforcement is rewarding the students for good behaviour, which is something I was constantly doing with my literary group while they were reading. After each students turn reading, I would compliment their good work to reinforce their confidence in reading aloud. Negative reinforcement is telling the students what they are doing is wrong so they can stop, in class I would point out the wrongdoings of a student so they have a chance to correct themselves. When a student is distracted while reading and not looking at the novel, I would quietly get their attention and point at the novel to show them they should be reading. Punishments are used to decrease a negative and unwanted behaviour. In class if a student acts up or continually does something wrong, then they are able to be punished in order to eliminate a bad behaviour. Overall, B.F Skinner’s concept of operant conditioning is something which I have used throughout the entire

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