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Recent Molecular Genetics Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I did our last assessment test review session. I feel that he is ready for the exam. I gave him a PowerPoint review which he will study up until the exam.
This was a review for the student's final exam. We reviewed concepts of evolution, speciation and plant reproduction. I think she will do very well in her final, and was extremely happy to hear that she got an A on her exam last week!
The student will be having a test on all of the body systems she's studied, so we reviewed the circulatory, respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems. Each section had a small lecture dedicated to it, and then we did a little bit of verbal quiz to really test her understanding. I think she really understands the majority of the biology. She was already very solid in the digestive and reproductive systems, but I think we made really great strides in the circulatory and respiratory systems. Next session we'll continue to go over the skeletal system.
The student and I began to work on review for his upcoming state test in biology. We started off with content review by going over some of his weak topics and spending extra time going over each concept carefully so that he understood how to apply the knowledge. We also worked on one of his recent homework assignments and made sure to go through each question in a way where he understood the concepts being tested.
Today was focused on biology and the student's anatomy module. He had online quizzes to complete as well as dissection simulations. I was there mostly to help him explain since his teacher hasn't yet lectured on the topic. The assignments covered mostly the renal system and digestive system. We will be reviewing the material during our next session, along with whatever else he may need help with.
We discussed strategies for designing a gameboard for the student's biology project. We began developing a set of questions for the gameboard, incorporating concepts from cell structure and function, cell energy, and cell theory, among various concepts.
