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Peer reviewedWilkerson, Luann; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Four problem-based tutorial groups (n=23 students, n=4 faculty) in Harvard University Medical School's New Pathway track were studied to determine what interactions characterized student-directed discussion. It was found that students selected most topics discussed, that tutors questioned infrequently, provided limited information, and tolerated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Download full textThonus, Terese – 1998
A discussion of communication between native English-speaking (NS) tutors and their non-native-speaker (NNS) students draws on a study conducted in the Indiana University writing center and focuses on conflicts between effectiveness in communication and effectiveness in instruction technique. Examples of tutor-student (NS-NNS) interaction are…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communication Problems
