No differences between student and staff tutors in focus on cooperation among group members¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 1995 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? No differences were found between student and staff tutors with respect to tutors' focus on cooperation between the members of the group. → Moust 1995

Evidence¶

Moust 1995¶

Moust, J. C. & Schmidt, H. G. (1995). Facilitating small-group learning: a comparison of student and staff tutors' behavior. Instructional Science 22: 287-301. https://link.springer.com/journal/11251

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Cooperation orientation ratings did not differ significantly between tutor types in either course (course 1: F = 0.47, n.s.; course 2: F = 2.91, n.s.); equivalence was not tested.

"Finally, no differences were found with respect to tutors' focus on cooperation between the members of the group."

Discussion¶

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