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Calma, Angelito; Eggins, Mark – Issues in Educational Research, 2012
This paper investigates how a peer-connected tutor training program can lead to quality enhancement by helping tutors to develop more effective teaching strategies and promoting better learning approaches among business students. It uses 2007-2010 evaluation data from 343 program participants from accounting, economics, finance and management and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Tutoring, Teaching Methods, Tutors
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Williams, Judith C.; Alwis, W. A. M.; Rotgans, Jerome I. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of three distinct tutor behaviors (1) use of subject-matter expertise, (2) social congruence and (3) cognitive congruence, in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment. The data comprised the input from 16,047 different students to a survey of 762 tutors administered in three consecutive…
Descriptors: Expertise, Generalizability Theory, Tutor Training, Problem Based Learning
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D'Eon, Marcel; Proctor, Peggy; Bassendowski, Sandra; Dobson, Roy; Udahl, Brenda – Journal of Faculty Development, 2010
A provincial initiative to encourage interprofessional education and research resulted in the implementation of three interprofessional PBL (iPBL) modules at the University of Saskatchewan. The ambitious target of 1200 student iPBL experiences over three years presented a substantial teaching development challenge. Training incorporated many of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Participant Satisfaction, Tutor Training, Problem Based Learning