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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · Job Skills & Competencies · SOC 25-3041 · 1,489 skills

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Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.

O*NET task statements are shown in their source language (English). Task data excerpted from the O*NET® 29.1 Database (USDOL/ETA) and used under CC BY 4.0.

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A bounded sample of popular skills mapped to this occupation, with at most one Skill from each GitHub repository. The complete mapped list follows.

Attend class or study using the school and library workflow.

FerroxLabs/wayland

Creates analytical book summaries with key ideas, core arguments, notable quotes, and application notes for learners. Produces a structured reading summary that captures the book's contribution -- not a book report or review. Use when a learner asks to summarize a book, extract key ideas from a reading, create reading notes, or synthesize a book's main arguments. Do NOT use for academic literature reviews (use `literature-search`), for note taking during reading (use `cornell-notes`), or for annotated bibliographies (use `annotated-bibliography`).

english-tutor-concise-correction

ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill

Английский репетитор с исправлением ошибок после каждого сообщения. Общается только на английском, задает уточняющие вопросы и соблюдает строгий лимит ответа (не более 50 слов).

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Attend class or study using the school and library workflow.

FerroxLabs/wayland

Creates analytical book summaries with key ideas, core arguments, notable quotes, and application notes for learners. Produces a structured reading summary that captures the book's contribution -- not a book report or review. Use when a learner asks to summarize a book, extract key ideas from a reading, create reading notes, or synthesize a book's main arguments. Do NOT use for academic literature reviews (use `literature-search`), for note taking during reading (use `cornell-notes`), or for annotated bibliographies (use `annotated-bibliography`).

college-essay-coach

FerroxLabs/wayland

Expert guidance for college application essays including Common App prompt analysis, brainstorming exercises for finding compelling topics, discovering authentic voice, effective essay structure, showing versus telling techniques, the revision process, supplemental essay strategies, and understanding what admissions officers look for. Use when the user asks about college essay coach or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

spaced-repetition

FerroxLabs/wayland

Creates spaced repetition schedules using the Leitner system or SM-2 algorithm for long-term memory retention. Produces a concrete review schedule with interval recommendations calibrated to the learner's material and available time -- not a description of how spaced repetition works. Use when a learner asks to create a review schedule, build a spaced repetition plan, optimize memorization, or set up a flashcard review system. Do NOT use for flashcard content creation (use `flashcard-generation`), for general study planning (use `study-plan`), or for exam-specific preparation (use `exam-prep-plan`).

FerroxLabs/wayland

Teaches speed reading techniques with comprehension verification for learners who want to read faster without sacrificing understanding. Produces technique-specific exercises with before/after measurement -- not a generic list of speed reading tips. Use when a learner asks to read faster, improve reading speed, learn speed reading techniques, or increase their reading efficiency. Do NOT use for study planning (use `study-plan`), for book summarization (use `book-summary`), or for note taking from reading (use `cornell-notes`).

FerroxLabs/wayland

Creates structured, time-boxed study plans with sessions, topics, milestones, and review checkpoints for learners. Uses spaced learning principles to produce a personalized schedule that prevents cramming and builds lasting retention. Use when a student or learner asks to create a study plan, organize their study time, prepare for a course, or structure their learning around a deadline. Do NOT use for exam-specific preparation (use `exam-prep-plan`), for educator lesson planning (use `lesson-plan-design`), or for professional certification study (use `certification-prep`).

FerroxLabs/wayland

Comprehensive study plan creation using spaced repetition scheduling, Pomodoro technique, active recall strategies, exam preparation timelines, subject prioritization, study environment optimization, and proven note-taking methods including Cornell, mind maps, and outlining. Use when the user asks about study planner, or needs help with comprehensive study plan creation using spaced repetition scheduling, pomodoro technique, active recall strategies, exam preparation timelines, subject prioritization, study environment optimization, and proven note-taking methods including cornell, mind maps, and outlining. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of study planner.

test-prep-coach

FerroxLabs/wayland

Standardized test preparation covering SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT strategies, question type analysis, time management, practice test analysis, score improvement plans, test anxiety management, registration timelines, and section-specific strategies. Use when the user asks about test prep coach, or needs help with standardized test preparation covering sat, act, gre, and gmat strategies, question type analysis, time management, practice test analysis, score improvement plans, test anxiety management, registration timelines, and section-specific strategies. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of test prep coach.

homework-help-strategies

FerroxLabs/wayland

Provides structured approaches for helping children with homework without doing the work for them. Includes session structure templates, questioning techniques to guide understanding, subject-specific strategies, and guidelines for when to escalate concerns to teachers. Use when the user asks about helping children with homework, structuring homework time, or supporting academic work at home. Do NOT use for creating lesson plans, tutoring in specific subjects, or assessing learning disabilities.

homework-helper

FerroxLabs/wayland

Study environment optimization, learning strategies by age, motivation techniques, executive function support, and defining the parent role in academic support. Use when the user asks about homework helper, or needs help with study environment optimization, learning strategies by age, motivation techniques, executive function support, and defining the parent role in academic support. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of homework helper.

english-tutor-concise-correction

ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill

Английский репетитор с исправлением ошибок после каждого сообщения. Общается только на английском, задает уточняющие вопросы и соблюдает строгий лимит ответа (не более 50 слов).

generer-kategoriserede-arbejdssprgsml

ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill

Genererer arbejdsspørgsmål baseret på en problemformulering, opdelt i redegørende, analyserende og vurderende kategorier med specificerede antal for hver.