Dealing with dysfunctional tutorial groups

Autor:	Alex S. Anderson, Maurice A. Hitchcock
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Medical education Learning climate Group (mathematics) Psychological intervention Less invasive Dysfunctional family General Medicine Education Intervention (counseling) TUTOR Psychology computer Social psychology computer.programming_language
Zdroj:	Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 9:19-24
ISSN:	1532-8015 1040-1334
DOI:	10.1080/10401339709539808
Popis:	Background: The popularization of problem‐based learning has introduced management of small groups as a critical skill for medical faculty. Some faculty have found themselves in dysfunctional groups without the skills necessary to correct the learning climate. Purpose: This study was conducted to generate strategies faculty can use to deal with difficult tutorial groups. Methods: Twenty‐three experienced tutors were arranged into 5 groups, then rotated through 5 training stations. Each station consisted of 5 students trained to behave according to a dysfunctional scenario. Tutor groups assessed the problem of each station group, planned an intervention, and intervened via one of the group's tutors. Results: Assessments of the difficulties in each group varied according to the particular station group scenario being observed. Interventions were tailored to the specific assessments tending from less invasive (i.e., asking questions while the case is being discussed to influence the direction of discussion) ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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