Secondary 1 To 4 Maths & Additional Math Tuition – Ex-RGS/DHS Teacher Reveals The Proven Step-By-Step Framework To Improve Your Child Problem-Solving Abilities in Just 1 Lesson.

[1] Mindful Concept Learning & Application, Faster Calculation

From my 20 years of teaching experience, I’ve noticed that in general, there are 3 stages of learning.

Here at Knowledge Trail, we use the K-U-A framework for every concept learnt.

Firstly, your child Knows the concept from me demonstrating the FULL working step by step using systematic problem solving techniques.

I’ll explain the logic behind every step, so your child will know why the steps are presented in a certain sequence and will have a strong foundation.

Secondly, I will ensure your child Understands by attempting a question on the board.

I’ll be able to see the gaps in his knowledge straight away and address them immediately. In my class, it’s ok to make mistakes and the students get to learn from each other and improve together.

Lastly, your child Applies his knowledge independently and meaningfully through homework practices.

The result?

Your child understands the logic behind the concept and each step of working.

With this understanding, he’ll be able to recognise the concept when it is being tested and adapt it to apply to the context of the question quickly in the exam, increasing his problem-solving speed.

This is how my students are able to come up with the right sequence of steps for any question fast and with ease, even when there are slight changes to the problem sum.

In fact, you’ll be able to see improvement within 6-7 lessons.

[2] Constructive 1-On-1 Feedback

Every student has different strengths and weaknesses.

In school, it’s tough for teachers to help everyone as they physically can’t give personalised attention and feedback to each and every student.

Because of this, many students have doubts/questions left unanswered, resulting in gaps in their understanding.

This is why I make it a point to identify the weaknesses of each student and address them immediately.

Students are encouraged to ask questions to bridge the gaps in understanding before applying the concepts in practice.

I found that students who have gone through this process actually stop repeating the same mistakes by 90%!

As a result, they breeze through most questions during exams.

[3] Learning To Mastery

Applying facts and formulas learnt in school may only help in solving 50-60% of the questions in an exam.

Students often get stuck at the higher order questions where the number of working steps gets even more complicated and there's a higher chance of making careless mistakes.

What's more, these questions can hardly be found in assessment books or ten year series, even if students want to practice and prepare for them.

Having taught for the past 20+ years, I have the specific teaching materials compiled from various schools plus past year papers as well as the expert knowledge to guide students to achieve their As.