Global Tutors has designed special courses spanning 30 sessions to cater to the needs of students of Florida who are preparing for taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The FCAT is administered to students in Grades 3-11. It includes tests in mathematics, reading, science, and writing, aimed at measuring student progress toward meeting the Sunshine State Standards (SSS) benchmarks.
Global Tutors focuses on filling the gaps in the student’s preparation for FCAT. In order to accomplish this goal, an assessment test is carried out at the beginning which encompasses the various concepts that are identified in the benchmarks and provides a reference to the tutors for planning the lesson plans for the individual lessons. Global Tutors also conducts a review test midway through the course (typically at the end of the first 10 sessions) and applies any midcourse corrections that may be called for, to the instruction plan. Samples of these assessment tests in Mathematics for the various grades can be found on the Global Tutors website. These tests are periodically updated using the information from the average student performance
Global Tutors creates individual lesson plans for each of the 30 lessons planned for the different grades. These lesson plans are created by experts in the specific area being taught and contain material ready to be used by the instructor while tutoring. The sessions are interactive and the student is encouraged to participate by asking questions and solving problems under the watchful eye of the tutor. You can view typical lesson plans in Mathematics for the various grades.
The instruction is closely linked to the benchmarks established by the Florida Department of Education for the Sunshine State Standards. Each lesson is clearly focused and addresses specific benchmarks as is evident from the curriculum tables which can be viewed on the website.
