Online Tutoring Glossary

Instructional methods that engage students in the learning process through activities and discussion rather than passive listening.

Technology-driven instruction that adjusts content and pacing based on individual student performance data.

Education that does not occur in real time, allowing students to access content and complete work on their own schedule.

A hierarchical classification of cognitive learning objectives: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create.

Virtual sub-rooms within a video conferencing platform that allow small-group work during larger online sessions.

A tutor's stated rules regarding session cancellations, including required notice periods and any associated fees.

The total amount of mental effort being used in working memory during learning, which must be managed for effective instruction.

Adapting teaching methods, materials, and assessments to meet individual student needs and learning preferences.

An interactive online tool that allows writing, drawing, and annotating in real time, used for collaborative visual instruction.

A model where students review instructional content before the session so live time is used for active practice and discussion.

Ongoing evaluation during instruction to check understanding and guide teaching adjustments in real time.

The belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work, as opposed to being fixed traits.

Clear statements describing what a student should know or be able to do by the end of a tutoring session or course.

An individual's preferred way of absorbing and processing information, such as visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic.

Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, including the ability to plan, monitor, and evaluate one's learning.

A relationship of mutual trust and respect between tutor and student that supports open communication and willingness to engage.

A learning technique where students actively recall information from memory to strengthen long-term retention.

Providing temporary instructional support that is gradually removed as a student develops independent mastery.

A technology feature that allows a tutor or student to display their computer screen to the other party during a session.

A structured outline for a tutoring session including objectives, activities, materials, and assessment methods.

A teaching technique using guided questioning to help students arrive at understanding through their own reasoning.

A review technique that schedules practice at increasing intervals to optimize long-term memory retention.

Real-time instruction where tutor and student interact simultaneously, typically via video or audio conferencing.

An online platform that connects students with tutors, handling matching, scheduling, payment, and review systems.

The range of tasks a learner can perform with guidance but not yet independently, representing the optimal target for instruction.