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Video Tuition
Video tuition takes the students out of the classroom setting, creating a real-life scenario. It pictures the object that is being talked about and leaves a link that helps the student remember what has been taught.
PowerPoint Tuition
PowerPoint tuition is voice accompanied which gives an in-depth detail of the subject being taught. Its target is to present the same tuition offered in video tuition in a different format in order to facilitate quick assimilation.
PDF Assignments
PDF Assignments can also be referred to as Assignment Type C. They are to be downloaded and printed. Answers are to be hand-written, scanned and uploaded. Handwriting of students will be observed at this stage in order to help improvement.
Educational Games
These are links to safe websites for children from nursery age to secondary school pupils. These sites have been noted to be highly educational and serve as supplement to what is been taught on the student interface. Ripples Tutorials welcome comments from parents on these sites.
Parental Update
This gives parents full update and access to the progress of student. It covers:
Grades/marks obtained in assignments and periodic tests.
Gives reports on day-to-day revision carried out by the student.
It reveals the strengths and weaknesses of students. This helps prepare towards school assessments and periodic test.
Periodic Test
The periodic test takes place every five weeks. Its purpose is to assess the knowledge of the student based on all that has been taught. The first Periodic Test covers all that has been taught within the initial 5 weeks of tuition. The second test takes place in another 5 weeks which combines tuition for 10 weeks. This means at the beginning of every 5th week, Periodic Test taken covers all previously taught topics. Pass Mark is 80%, this will determine whether a student will remain or be advised to step down.