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Classes are not taught but guided — by "tutor-collaborators".
In another study by Schmidt et al. (1993), findings indicated that students guided by tutors with subject-matter expertise spent significantly more time on self-directed learning as compared to those guided by non-subject-matter experts.
PBL is a method of knowledge acquisition whereby small groups of students, guided by tutors, develop their own learning objectives based on real-world case scenarios and then reconvene after a certain period of independent study to solve "the case" with their newly acquired medical knowledge [ 2, 3].
The learning scenario is established as a modified Seven Jump process carried out by small groups guided by a tutor in a single meeting at a radiological workstation: 1. Clarify problem description: The tutor specifies the completed patient case providing the problem to be approached in the training.
To this end, it is fundamental for residents to take on an active role in their training, guided by their tutor and with the participation of all the radiologists in the department including the other residents, all of whom should act as teachers.
Five different tutors guided the small group work sessions.
Each tutor guided both intervention and control groups.
Small groups of students discuss a problem guided by a tutor.
All tutors guided at least one student group from each of the three study arms.
Guided by the tutor, the physicians read the material again in order to identify the key concepts and core ideas.
