Buck VR Alphabetical Ordering and tutor?
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:55 am
Would just like to check with those more experienced than I – Bucks VR test, does it contain questions on alphabetical ordering or require specialist knowledge of alphabetical positions? It doesn’t look to me as if it does as they don’t appear in the IPS parent book. That does cover all the different types that are likely to appear doesn’t it? I’m basing all my knowledge on this site and the IPS books – but just want some reassurance that that’s a sensible approach – does the tutor know something that I don’t?
I ask because we have recently started with a tutor for DD – a personality clash (well rather a personality similarity) between DD and previous ‘tutor’ i.e. me made us think a tutor would be a better option – had difficulty finding anyone local that tutored and was recommended someone through a friend of a friend. DD has been for 3 sessions now and they still haven’t finished going through the ‘assessment’ paper. Yesterday they showed me a question they had been working on and it was about identifying the word that would appear 3rd if they were ordered alphabetically. I said that I was surprised as I didn’t think it was one of the 21 types – she looked blank. Am I unnecessarily concerned? I’m not really sure what to do next. I think that without a tutor DD and I will not manage, however if I find myself needing to find someone else (I know I’m jumping ahead there) I’m not sure what to do. There is no-one within a reasonable distance of us listed as a tutor through this site. How will I go about it (this late in the day).
Any advice most appreciated.
I ask because we have recently started with a tutor for DD – a personality clash (well rather a personality similarity) between DD and previous ‘tutor’ i.e. me made us think a tutor would be a better option – had difficulty finding anyone local that tutored and was recommended someone through a friend of a friend. DD has been for 3 sessions now and they still haven’t finished going through the ‘assessment’ paper. Yesterday they showed me a question they had been working on and it was about identifying the word that would appear 3rd if they were ordered alphabetically. I said that I was surprised as I didn’t think it was one of the 21 types – she looked blank. Am I unnecessarily concerned? I’m not really sure what to do next. I think that without a tutor DD and I will not manage, however if I find myself needing to find someone else (I know I’m jumping ahead there) I’m not sure what to do. There is no-one within a reasonable distance of us listed as a tutor through this site. How will I go about it (this late in the day).
Any advice most appreciated.