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Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1996
A University of Limburg (Denmark) study investigated the effects of tutor expertise on medical student performance using curricular materials that have high or low levels of structure and that are poorly or well matched to students' levels of prior knowledge. The study found neither expert nor nonexpert tutors compensated for lack of curricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Schmidt, Henk G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1993
A study of 336 staff-led, problem-based tutorial groups in a European university health sciences program found that students who were tutored by subject-matter experts achieved somewhat better and spent more time on self-directed learning. In addition, tutoring skill and content knowledge were important in effective tutoring. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Foreign Countries, Group Instruction