I don’t personally find much joy in filling out long forms, I think the form would be most efficient if kept as succinct as possible. i.e. Does nationality really matter? I don’t see this greatly effecting teaching methods. Similarly the “languages” question; as long as the student is reasonably literate and fluent in English, I see no problem.
Perhaps some common examples on the more ambiguous questions could help; “Do you know your preferred learning style?” could prove open to interpretation. Also, “What are your desired outcomes…” seems a trifle unnecessary to me.
The second page is good; communication method and previous negotiations are good things to have a record of.
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July 19, 2007 at 11:19 pm
helenlindsay
Knowing nationality is useful for the stats of the Learning Centre, we like to know how many International Students are accessing our service, – I should probably also add the question are you Maori or Pacific Island? as these are important stats to know too. I’m a bit undecided about the languages question – it can probably go. You are right about “Do you know your preferred learning style?” it is too open,a yes or a No answer would not be helpful. And the “what are your desired outcomes” question is really trying to tie the tutoring down to something concrete – such as “to understand algebra” or “to learn digital image manipulation in photoshop” or “to have help with the planning and structuring of this essay”
Thanks Daniel, these are useful comments.