How do you track which mistakes your students keep repeating?

Hey everyone,

I've been tutoring math for 3 years now and I'm curious how other tutors handle this.

When a student makes the same type of mistake over and over (like always messing up negative signs, or forgetting to distribute), how do you keep track of that?

I've been trying to remember it all in my head, but with multiple students it's getting hard. Tried using spreadsheets but I never keep up with updating them.

A few questions:

- Do you have any system for tracking repeated errors?

- How much time do you spend on this kind of admin work per week?

- Have you ever paid for any tool to help with this? If so, what?

Would love to hear how you all handle it. Thanks!