Gene2025-11-05T21:13:46+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Effective Strategies for Studying for a Mathematics ExamStudying for a mathematics exam requires a different approach compared to other subjects. A student cannot simply memorize formulas and equations while looking at "example questions". While it's crucial to know the formulas, it is even more important to understand *how* ..
Gene2025-11-06T00:41:54+11:00Posted in All About Exams
How to Turn Poor Exam Results into a Positive Learning ExperienceMost students will encounter poor exam results at some point in their education. The Ezy Math Tutoring approach encourages reflection, making changes, and improving. The most important thing is to learn from mistakes and not dwell on poor ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T21:29:06+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Maximizing the Last Week of Exam PreparationAs it’s the last week before an exam, it’s expected that the student has covered all the core topics and has done some study over the past week or two. However, the final week can still make a ..
Gene2025-11-06T22:31:21+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Organizing Lessons, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
A student's parents want to stop tutoring after his exam but I think he needs to continue as we've only really just begun and I feel he will just forget everything and go back to how he was before. ✨ It is probably a good idea to speak ..
Gene2025-11-07T23:53:32+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Methods to get students more comfortable with tests? 🎯A short answer is *practice practice practice*. Maths tutoring is not just about drilling content into the heads of students – we need to teach students how to study effectively, find their own learning strategies, how to prepare for exams, ..
Gene2025-11-08T00:08:56+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Challenges in TeachingMy student’s teacher did not specify which topics will be taught in the coming weeks and assessed in the next exam. I was not able to teach him in advance most of the modules. This means he has several knowledge gaps so I have been trying ..
Gene2025-11-07T20:47:47+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Senior & High School Learning, Study Habits
I now have a struggling student who will be in yr 11 this year. Things will be far more serious and I want to make sure I do the best possible job I can, that she also is motivated to keep things from going downhill. I have dedicated ..
EzyMath2025-11-06T21:06:39+11:00Posted in All About Exams
I am a bit worried with the student that is unprepared for his yearlies. His parents aren’t expecting great results due to the time constraints, but I hope they are not disappointed.The first thing you need to do...is work out whether or not the client plans to continue ..
EzyMath2025-11-08T00:04:35+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Motivation & Interest, Senior & High School Learning
Dan’s SituationDan, who is in year 12 and doing General Maths, struggles A LOT. He doesn't seem to have put in any effort throughout the year as he has no notes or recollection of learning many concepts. I find it difficult to try and cram through the general ..
EzyMath2025-11-07T19:41:03+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Teacher & School Issues
My year 12 student's teacher appears to be a little inadequate 🤔 e.g. he does not teach some concepts in the topic that end up in the exam. My student has been asking his friends what their teachers are telling them about the topics that will be tested ..
