A real tutoring session has a shape — choose a buddy, set the topic, pick how you want to be taught, and work through it. Here's exactly how that flow runs on TutorMate.
Eleven distinct teaching styles — Socratic Sage, playful Foxy, methodical Ibrahim. Or let CleverBuddy pick adaptively. Switch any time mid-session.
Type it, paste a URL, drop a PDF, link a YouTube video — or pick from a curated list. The tutor builds a topic map and confirms scope before starting.
Seven modes — Socratic, step-by-step, roleplay, examples, quiz, show-your-thinking, co-learn. The tutor recommends one based on the topic. You can override.
The tutor leads with a question. You answer. The system reads every signal — pace, hint use, confidence — and recalibrates before frustration sets in.
XP, streaks, badges — and a study guide auto-generated from this session, tuned to what you struggled with. Flashcards land in your deck overnight.
A blank chat box is the worst part of every AI tool. We replaced it with seven explicit modes — each one a different teaching pattern with its own UI and hint progression.
A hint progression that asks before it tells. The tutor leads with the question, escalates to a nudge, then a partial example — never the full answer until the student earns the path.
Three systems run in parallel on every turn — invisibly. Here's what they're doing.
A Bayesian model updates the probability you've mastered each topic on every answer. Mastery isn't a checkbox — it's a number that moves.
Wrong answers get classified against a library of known misconceptions. The tutor knows whether you confused two ideas, dropped a sign, or never saw the rule.
Time-on-task, hint depth and retry counts feed a pace estimator that decides whether the next problem should be harder, easier, or a different angle.