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Importance of O Level Physics Tuition
With science being increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, the O Level Physics syllabus gives us an insight into the world of Physics. From thermal physics, students understand how thermal energy is being transferred and understand more about temperature, while electricity and magnetism allows students to learn more about the properties of them. Heat and electrical energy are just some of the things that surround us and hence, learning about the basics will arm us with the necessary tools and knowledge to harness their benefits.
Some may think that O Level Physics is an extremely easy subject which requires little to no attention. However, this is the very mindset that will be the cause of many students’ downfall. Although the O Level Physics may be on an elementary scale, it serves as the very foundation to Physics on the tertiary level and beyond. By bolstering the groundwork of the study for Physics, students will be able to easily grasp concepts when transitioning to JC or university.
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General problems faced when studying O Level Physics
Learning Something New
In Primary School, students are only taught a general overview of the Science syllabus in order for them to gain exposure. This results in students stepping into a whole new ball game when learning O Level Physics with topics like waves or the electromagnetic spectrum.
Additionally, picking up a new skill or in this case, knowledge, often takes up a long time to get a hang of and to fully comprehend. It is only by slowly digesting the information and clarifying any misconceptions will one then be able to master the O Level Physics syllabus at the initial stages.
Commonly Viewed as a Hit or Miss Subject
It is a common notion that the O Level Physics is a very hit or miss subject whereby you either understand the content or you don’t. This is incorrect in a lot of ways as with a good teacher, understanding the concepts will be a cinch.
Due to this mindset, many students tend to give up trying to understand the content and simply memorize and regurgitate the information when it comes to assignments and tests. Such methods will lead the students to fail to answer application questions where they have to understand the syllabus in order to apply and cater to the questions.
Content Heavy Subject
It is not an exaggeration when it said that the O Level Physics is one of the more demanding and content packed subject for an O Level student. From Newtonian mechanics to magnetism, the subject is crammed with a lot of information which can prove to be a bit of a challenge to understand.
Relative to other subjects like Maths or Chemistry, Physics is harder to grasp with many students complaining that they are unable to comprehend many concepts. Furthermore, Physics involves formulae and calculations alongside the content which is already a handful for a beginner. If you include both the need to be good at calculation and the understanding of the content, the O Level Physics syllabus sits atop the other subjects in terms of difficulty of mastery.
What to look for in a O Level Physics Tutor
Ability to Make the Student Understand Completely
By now, it is made very explicit that understanding the O Levels Physics syllabus is extremely important. When asked, a large group of students will say that they simply pluck values into the formulae when answering calculation questions without understanding what they mean.
As such, slightly tweaking the questions can throw off the students and create unnecessary confusion. It is thus of utmost significance for the O Level Physics tutor to slowly go through the topics until the students are confident enough to answer or even explain the content back to their peers smoothly.
Identify Important and Key Questions
The O Level Physics syllabus is a more generalised overview of the subject which allows topics to be easily encapsulated in single questions. For instance, a single O Level Physics question is able to utilize topics from the whole thermal physics section of the syllabus, linking the kinetic model of matter to the transfer of thermal energy.
By doing so, it allows the question to highlight key ideas raised from these topics and test the students on how the topics can link with each other. It is the job of the O Level Physics home tutors to handpick or even craft their own questions of such variety for their students to attempt. It is common for students to join O Level Physics tuition without taking into account such factors, leading them to not be able to practice well with helpful questions.
Practice Questions
In the secondary school phase of students’ lives, they still lack discipline when it comes to doing assignments and revision. Especially in a very practice driven subject like O Level Physics, it is vital for teachers to drill into students the importance of completing their homework.
This is where the importance of O Level Physics tutors who value the discipline of students come in as they are able to instil the good habit of practicing and revising into their students which will be useful in the long run. Furthermore, the discipline can be translated and conveyed into their overall school life as they are able to juggle multiple commitments and subjects in an entirely new environment.
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Benefits of O Level Physics Tuition
With the O Level Physics syllabus being an entirely new world for many students, the beginning phase of studying for the subject can get tedious and challenging. However, with ample time, students will be able to take time to unpack the information and fully understand the content. Furthermore, many students will often argue that their schools are too fast when teaching the syllabus which results in them getting lost easily.
By enrolling in an O Level Physics tuition, they are able to bypass this problem as it will allow students to get a head start and take as much time as they want to slowly unravel the content. This way, when students start on the topics in school, they will at least have an inkling on what the topic is about and will not be completely out of the loop as to what their secondary school teachers are talking about. They will thus be able to easily follow the teacher’s lessons and master the O Level Physics syllabus.
In a more concentrated learning environment with a smaller class size, O Level Physics tutors are able to conduct a more productive and conducive analysis with the class. During school lessons in a larger class setting, students tend to be less vocal about their queries as they are afraid of disrupting the lessons.
Another possible reason would be that they are embarrassed that their questions would be deemed ignorant or dense by their peers. Having O Level Physics tuition would eliminate such complications as the students will be able to freely clear up any misconceptions they have with their physics tutors without being judged. This allows for a more efficient and fruitful consultation with their O Level Physics tutors, yielding satisfied results from their students.
It is only fair to say that teachers are not miracle workers and are only humans. They still make mistakes and may miss out on certain things, overlooking errors that their students may be making. With that being said, having an O Level Physics tutor will be able to assist in this aspect as they can serve as a safety net to fall back on.
They will be able to see the problems that their students are making from a different point of view, providing an alternative solution that may be effective and well suited for them. This allows the students to be able to test out different studying techniques that may be well suited for them, along with seeing their mistakes from all directions so that they are able to better tackle the problem when faced in a different question or context.
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