Hey everyone, today I had the opportunity to observe Riva’s Year 12 Maths standard session.

She did a great job going through a practice HSC exam paper her student completed at home. They went through all the answers her student got wrong, and worked through each question so her student understood her error, so she wouldn’t make the same mistake again.

They went through each line of working, for each question. So her student could clearly see the correct solution, and how Riva got the correct answer.

They broke down each question and all the key terms, so her student understood what the topic was and what she needed to apply. They went through financial maths, looking at the different interest rates. They also looked at gradient questions.

They focused on answering word problem questions. Some of the questions ranged from being easy to hard. It was great to see how familiar her student was with the content.

Riva did a great job explaining interest rates and how interest rates practically apply to different types of financial questions. They looked at GST, VAT interest rate questions. They focused on this topic, as her student often became confused on the process of answering financial questions.

Riva did a great job allowing her student to work through each question independently. When her student got stuck she would then help her. They worked through each question carefully and Riva encouraged her student to detail each part of her working out. This will ensure she can receive carry on marks if she makes an error.

It was great to see how friendly they were and how comfortable her student was with her. They had a great relationship and they got along really well.

Riva then gave her student a HSC exam paper to do for homework. This is great exam prep for the upcoming HSC.

Overall, Riva did a great job helping her student! It was a great session! Keep it up!

Ashley Cohen