Tutorial
A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete a certain task.
A tutorial can be taken in many forms, ranging from a set of instructions to complete a task to an interactive problem solving session (usually in academia).
Academia
Tutorial class
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Some US colleges, such as Williams College, offer tutorials almost identical in structure to that of an Oxbridge tutorial. At Williams, students in tutorials typically work in pairs alongside a professor and meet weekly, while alternately presenting position papers or critiques of their partner's paper.
Tutorial schools
There are also specialized schools for tutoring such as, Kumon and EduHub. These supplemental hands-on learning programs are especially popular in Asia.[3][4]
Conference tutorials
Offered as a service or deliverable to its members, conference tutorials are one example of a continuing education activity sponsored by a technical and professional association.
Private study
A tutorial in high schools in the United States may also mean a session for homework or other private study.[5][6]
Education
In documentation and instructional design, tutorials are teaching-level documents that help the learner progress in skill and confidence.[7] Tutorials can take the form of a screen recording (screencast), a written document (either online or downloadable), interactive tutorial, or an audio file, where a person will give step by step instructions on how to do something.
Tutorials usually have the following characteristics:
- A presentation of the view usually explaining and showing the user the user interface
- A demonstration of a process, using examples to show how a workflow or process is completed; often broken up into discrete modules or sections.
- Some method of review that reinforces or tests understanding of the content in the related module or section.
- A transition to additional modules or sections that builds on the instructions already provided. Tutorials can be linear or branching.
While many writers refer to a mere list of instructions or tips as a tutorial, this usage can be misleading.
Computer-based tutoring
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See also
- Tutoring agency
- Teaching assistant
- How-to
- Knowledge base
References
- ^ "Definition of 'tutorial'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Tutorials". Imperial College London. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Meet the 'tutor kings and queens'". BBC.
- ^ "Tutoring Spreads Beyond Asia's Wealthy". New York Times.
- ^ "Cupertino High School: Tutorial in the Library". www.chs.fuhsd.org. Archived from the original on 2010-01-22.
- ^ "Homework Club / Homework Club". www.shorelineschools.org.
- ISBN 0205195768.