Tutoria is an important teaching method in undergraduate education. It complements and supplements theory sessions. Further, it develops important cognitive and metacognitive skills among students.

1. Tutorial Teaching
Method
Anup Kumar Singh, PhD

2. Oxford Tutorial Method
 The student prepares an essay
 The assignment is submitted before/after the tutorial
 The assignment is graded
 Presentation of the essay by the student, followed up by discussion
 An hour a week for a subject
 Informal atmosphere
 Quite small group
 No content delivery by the tutor
 Small group and personal interaction

3. Designing Tutorial Sessions
 Developing learning outcomes of tutorial sessions
 Aligning theory sessions with tutorials
 Working out tutorial activities
 Aligning learning outcomes with tutorial activities
 Mapping out learning outcomes and assessment activities
 Crafting strategies for the learning of each student
 Using ICT for tutorials

4. Tutorial Activities
 Solving problems
 Discussing different perspectives
 Asking questions
 Answering questions
 Working out different approaches to problems
 Engaging students in debates
 Feedback on student work

5. Characteristics of Effective Tutors
 Facilitators of tutorial activities
 Designer of problems/exercises and assignments
 Moderator of group discussion
 Architect of collaborative learning
 Provider of SMART feedback
 Developer of metacognitive skills
 User of ICT to supplement tutorial activities
 Empathetic and supportive