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Table 7 Factors and corresponding items of the questionnaire (Values are Cronbach’s alpha (CA) and means ± SD (SD = standard deviation; plus p-values) for the 8-factor solution for groups supervised facilitatively (f) and non-facilitatively (nf)

From: Evaluating differently tutored groups in problem-based learning in a German dental curriculum: a mixed methods study

Factor

Items

CA

Facilitative (f)

Non-facilitative (nf)

Signifikance f/nf

Support

19,20,44,47,51–58

0.87

4.14 ± 0.45

3.89 ± 0.43

Yes (p= 0.003)

Tutor effectiveness

12–18,21,22,45,46

0.85

4.05 ± 0.50

3.75 ± 0.49

Yes (p< 0.001)

Group interaction

1–8,25–27,42

0.81

3.96 ± 0.41

3.86 ± 0.39

No (p = 0.229)

Acceptabiliy

29–32,38–41

0.81

4.12 ± 0.56

4.04 ± 0.51

No (p = 0.54)

Motivation

24,28,33–35

0.75

4.01 ± 0.66

3.85 ± 0.46

Yes (p= 0.04)

Tutors’ overall performance

23,48–50,59,60

0.30

4.10 ± 0.38

4.02 ± 0.33

No (p = 0.09)

Moderation

36,37,43

0.53

3.32 ± 0.69

3.16 ± 0.68

No (p = 0.09)

Conflict potential

9–11

0.56

3.32 ± 0.66

3.26 ± 0.66

No (p = 0.6)

  1. Significant differences are highlighted in bold