...Other times, the student may benefit from a real-life example. For instance, a sports fan may understand the concepts of percentages better if it's explained in terms of number of free throws in comparison to total points scored. Or maybe the method is converting the ingredients from a recipe made for four people to a recipe for six. (read more)
...I generally use the students' current knowledge and ask probing questions to get them to teach themselves the material and bring in experiences to facilitate learning (I find this Socratic method works best for retention), but, when needed, will lecture. I have been tutoring all high school and ... (read more)
...My final year of graduate school, I was a lab instructor for the introductory statistics course that taught SAS in conjunction with lecture material. On a day to day basis, as a professional working in clinical research, I perform routine macro, base, and SQL coding in SAS to meet necessary job requirements. I have a MSPH in Biostatistics from Emory University. (read more)
...I graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Economics and a minor in Mathematics from The College of William & Mary. I went on to earn a master’s degree in Computer Science, specializing in Operations Research. During graduate school I worked as a teaching assistant for the math department. (read more)