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relate to the rest of the course: using this map and compass, she may find it easier to navigate through the material.
If she still has trouble understanding the material, she may ask a staff member for help. In this case, if the staff member has access to her test results, it would be easier to pinpoint the misconstruction that is at the heart of the problem. Experience shows that determining the problem is almost always harder and more time-consuming than solving it; figuring out what needs to be explained is more difficult than developing an explanation, especially considering that teachers can develop a set of explanations that work and re-use them. This means that the student need not worry as much about coming to consultation, and (because consultation time can be used more effectively) the teaching staff are more likely to be free to help her.