Ms. Rheault believes any stigma associated with tutors has pretty much disappeared, since they are no longer just for the academically challenged but also for those who simply want "enrichment," as she put it.
The variance associated with tutors is 60.5% for social congruence, 50.0% for expertise and 56.1% for cognitive congruence.
Indeed the importance of realistic, multidimensional problems to the success of PBL has been widely acknowledged [ 27- 31] with good problems even being associated with improved tutor performance [ 32].
The predictors of research performance are shown in Table 4. Poorer viva outcome (3-month or 1-year corrections) was associated with course tutor concern over critical thinking, research supervisor ratings, and to a lesser extent with a longer time between obtaining GBC and start of training.
Further advice and support can be sought from the Senior Tutors, or Associate Dean for Medical Education.
Whereas the tutor presentation was associated with a 21.4 ± 7.3% increase in the normalized group mean DA content compared with baseline, removal of the tutor was associated with a 24.1 ± 8.1% increase in the normalized group mean DA content compared with baseline (Fig. 2D).
There has been much written about the use of Peer Assisted Leaning (PAL) and the associated cognitive, pedagogical, attitudinal, social and economic benefits associated with utilising peer tutors [ 1- 3].
With his snappy quotations and his penchant for alliteration, Mr. Lehane, his associates say, is both an effective spokesman and an effective tutor for General Clark, who has never run for office.
