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tutoring

tutoring

49 2.2
Private lessons that help someone learn
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːtərɪŋ/
translation icon : tutoría
  • The child benefited greatly from one-on-one tutoring in reading and comprehension.
  • peer tutoring
  • a tutoring program
  • classwide tutoring

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Examples

  • In all, the individualized tutoring sessions were geared to the student's particular needs according to subject areas.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I overheard you say in the office that you were available for private tutoring.

  • And we gave the resources, tutoring and such things to help them fill in their background if necessary.

  • And I'll see you for a tutoring session at the library on Thursday.

  • Have you thought about tutoring?

  • I have been going for tutoring two times a week to help my grades.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Other suggestions included spending time on outside activities, using tutoring services, and studying in groups.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The academic skills condition consisted of academic tutoring in the areas of reading and math twice per week.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We were matched up for biology tutoring?

  • These girls made headlines when they came up with a virtual tutoring program called Tutorscope.

Synonyms

teaching
vstutoring
572 1.0

A job helping people learn

is limited to personal one to one help rather than broad professional work
lesson
vstutoring
532 1.0

A period of teaching about one subject

refers to ongoing one to one help rather than a single class session
instruction
vstutoring
141 1.9

Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill

focuses on personal individual help rather than general formal teaching methods
tutelage
vstutoring
8 6.8

Teaching and help given by a teacher to a student

is active one to one help aimed at learning rather than broader supervision
tuition
vstutoring
3 3.6

Teaching you get from a tutor to help you learn

focuses on the act of helping a learner improve rather than naming a private service
tutorship
vstutoring
7.0

Private teaching of one person or a small group

is the helping activity itself rather than the job title or formal role

How Personal

tutoring
49 2.2
coaching
184 2.5
instruction
141 1.9

Surface Forms

tutoring singular
tutorings plural

Morphology

tutoring = tutor (transparent) = tutor + ing

The noun is a gerund/nominalization of the verb 'tutor' formed by the productive suffix '-ing', so the meaning 'the act of giving instruction' is directly derived.

Etymology

Tutoring comes from the old word tutor, which meant a 'guardian' who 'watched' and looked after someone. So tutoring is teaching where one person guides and helps a student closely.