Elena

My name is Elena and I have just graduated from University of St. Andrews with a First Class Degree in Economics. I have completed MRes Economics, at University of Glasgow in September 2019 and currently on maternity leave.
Having secured a scholarship, I moved to Scotland almost eleven years ago to complete my high school education and therefore I am aware of the Scottish educational system. Having taken a variety of subjects at Higher and Advanced Higher level, I decided to focus on my strengths - combining my quantitative skills and analytical thinking in an economics degree. Throughout my degree I have developed a wide range of valuable academic skills, participated in a number of research programmes and secured various internships at recognised companies
I consider myself a friendly, approachable and hard-working person, who is happy to share knowledge and experience to others.

Tutoring Experience

When I was at boarding school, I used to help my younger flatmates with their Math courses.They were all at different age and level and therefore I could gain experience in different levels of the educational system. I have been tutoring Mathematics and Economics at Higher level for local high-school girl when I was third year at University of St. Andrews. I explained concepts that she did not understand in class, set similar questions for her to work and discussed past exam papers with her. All those that I have tutored improved significantly their understanding and achieved excellent grades in the relative subjects.
I have also been involved into a programme run by the School of Economics and the Economics Society where Honour students were tutoring sub-honours students in 1 to 1 lessons. It involved helping with challenging topics, harder tutorial questions and exam preparation. Previously, I have been working as a part-time graduate teaching assistant at the University of Glasgow. I delivered tutorials for first and second year students on weekly basis. My teaching style involves preparing complete answers to the students as well as encouraging discussion during our classes.

Tutoring Approach

I strongly believe that individuals are different and each one requires an individual approach when it comes to tutoring. I would try to make the lessons as interactive as possible, and would try to engage the tutee in order for him/her to ask questions in areas he/she is unsure about. I am determined to move onto topics without ensuring that the previous concepts are well-understood as I believe that ideas build onto each other and are usually connected. That would make concepts easier to remember and knowledge more applicable. I would adapt to the needs of the person, depending on his level and needs.
I I think that in order to understand a concept fully, it not requires grasping the idea, but also practice.