Tutor behavior had a major impact on students' discussion behaviors, with dominant or passive tutors both failing to stimulate lively discussion¶

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q2 i? Large within-institution differences in tutor facilitation had a major impact on discussion behaviors; neither dominant tutors nor passive, unmotivated tutors stimulated lively discussion. → Janneke M. Frambach 2014

Evidence¶

Janneke M. Frambach 2014¶

Janneke M. Frambach, Erik W. Driessen, Philip Beh and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten. (2014). Quiet or questioning? Students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education across cultures. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.754865

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Qualitative comparative case study, results section: some tutors dominated discussion so students had no opportunity to speak, while others remained passive, neither stimulating discussion nor explaining when students got stuck (Table 4).

"Within each of the institutions, large differences were found in the way tutors facilitated the discussion sessions, and this had a major impact on students'discussion behaviors."

Discussion¶

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