Dubai Silicon Oasis has become a bastion for family-friendly housing and education in Dubai. Its location near Academic City, the high concentration of international schools serving the residents and the highly educated, professional parents who now call it home, places a high value on A Level Mathematics - as it should. It is the gateway to Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Medicine, and the physical sciences at the world's finest universities, and the level of work required for it is demanding of the candidates who sit it. At Amourion Training Institute, our Dubai Silicon Oasis branch at Office 410, SIT Tower brings expert tutoring in A Level Mathematics directly to the students who need it. Dr. Anil Khare responds to the common questions that are asked by DSO parents.
My child is in Year 12 and is not keeping up with Pure Mathematics. Is it too late to catch up?
Dr. Anil Khare: No, it is not too late, and it is the right thing to do now. The danger of getting behind in Year 12 Pure Mathematics is not so much the effect on the grade. It is that all of the topics in Year 12, which are differentiation, integration, algebra, functions, and trigonometry, are precisely what Year 13 topics build upon. If a student begins Year 13 with unaddressed Year 12 gaps, they will find those gaps grow throughout each topic because the new concepts rely on the concepts previously learned. In the first lesson, we test to see where the gaps are, and we plan and execute a recovery program that works on foundations and builds from there. Year 12 is the time to target intervention.
My child understands the method when shown it but cannot apply it to new problems independently. Why does this keep happening?
Dr. Anil Khare: This is the most common pattern we see in A Level Mathematics and it is due to a very particular reason. When solving an example, the student is passive - they see a method being applied and they know it makes sense. Independently solving a new problem is an active process - the student has to recognize that the method is relevant, remember the parts of the method and apply them in an independent manner. These are two distinct cognitive skills and while classroom teaching almost entirely focuses on the first, A Level exams only test the second. Students are given independent, unseen problems from the first day of our DSO course. The feedback we give after each attempt develops examination independence, the ability to answer an unseen question and produce a full, mark-scheme standard solution.
My son is good in Pure Mathematics, but he loses marks in Statistics and Mechanics. What is the issue?
Dr. Anil Khare: The applied papers are testing a different skill from pure mathematical ability and it's the skill of being able to read a real-world scenario, recognize the type of mathematical problem within and build the model, before starting to do any calculations. Students who do well in Pure often struggle in Statistics and Mechanics, not because the mathematical content is more difficult but because the question does not announce its method. The student has to read the scenario, decide what statistical distribution or mechanical model is appropriate and develop a solution framework on their own. We extensively practice this skill - teaching students to critically read an applied question, recognize the mathematical structure and to solve the problem with a clear method before doing any calculations.
How do virtual sessions at DSO center work for A Level Mathematics?
Dr. Anil Khare: For our DSO and Academic City students who are unable to attend in person, our online sessions are the same for delivering expert tuition, tutors and students are able to write, edit and solve problems on a shared digital whiteboard in real time. All the steps in the working are seen, interactive and instantly correctable which is identical to in-person classes. Most of our DSO students who attend online lessons perform at the same level as those who attend in person.
Build the A Level Mathematics Grade Your Universities Are Expecting
A Level Mathematics is highly rewarding for students who have been taught with quality, precision and examination independence. For those students in Dubai Silicon Oasis who are ready to build this quality, Amourion Training Institute's DSO campus is the place to start.
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