Hey everyone, today I had the opportunity to observe Airi’s year 7 maths sessions.

It was great to see how friendly her student was and how well they got along. Her student was very comfortable with Airi! They had a great relationship and they got along really well. They started the session by doing a maths NAPLAN test. Airi got her student to do the test under timed conditions and under exam conditions. Once her student had finished the test Airi marked it. She then went through any mistakes her student had made. She then explained in detail the correct solution. She also would write out her working out and draw graphs and diagrams to help her student visually understand the different ways she ca solve each question. Airi then gave her student some NAPLAN style maths questions to complete for homework. Airi told her student that if she had any questions she should bring them in next week and Airi will explain the correct solution.

Airi told her student tips for completing tests under exam conditions. She spoke about having self confidence, trying your best and the importance of not putting too much pressure on yourself. She also explained how the NAPLAN maths exam used multiple choice questions and that if she got stuck, she should not spend a long time trying to solve that question. Instead she should move onto the next question. She said to always put an answer down as her student has a twenty five percent chance of getting the right answer. Airi also spoke to her student about using the elimination method to remove incorrect answers as often a couple of the answers are very wrong and a couple of the answers are close. She also said to pick the best answer.

Overall, Airi did a great job helping her student. It was a great session and such a pleasure to observe. Keep it up!

Ashley Cohe