The student-tutor relationship alone is judged insufficient: peer mixing and virtual communities are needed to counter isolation in online research supervision¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The study's results revealed consensus that the student-tutor relationship suffices for the student but is not advisable; students need to mix with peers in the same situation, which favors information exchange, makes loneliness disappear, enriches work and provides motivation, and virtual communities facilitate this. → Darder 2015

Evidence¶

Darder 2015¶

Darder, A.; Pérez Garcias, A. (2015). Online tutoring procedure for research project supervision: management, organization and key elements. New Approaches in Educational Research 4(2). https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.2015.4.110

q2 · i? · design · r2

Conclusion drawn from the study's consultations and implementation case study; the article also cites literature that interaction between partners "increases the feeling of membership and removes the feeling of isolation and disorientation" in online education (Sánchez & Castellanos, 2013). No effect sizes are reported.

"The results obtained in the present research have revealed a consensus on the fact that the student -tutor relationship suffices for the former –though it is not advisable. The student needs to mix with other peer s that find themselves in the same situation because this favors informa tion exchange as well as communication"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Supports — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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