Table 8 Outcome of focused group discussion and expert interviews (with corresponding numbers indicating the frequency of responses)
Facilitative tutoring (f) | Non-facilitative tutoring (nf) | |
|---|---|---|
Focus group discussion with students | 1. Positive confirmation for students (7) | 1. Uncertainess about pbl-process (10) |
2. Improved learning (4) | 2. More effort (1) | |
3. Higher degree of group interaction (3) | 3. Lower degree of group interaction (3) | |
4. Positive evaluation for facilitative behavior (20) | 4. Negative evaluation for non-facilitative behavior (3) | |
Semi-structured interviews with tutors (group interaction) | 1. Lower degree of students autonomy (2) | 1. Students autonomy increases up to the second PBL meeting (6) |
2. High degree of students autonomy (5) | ||
3. Students’ need for support (1) | ||
4. Good cooperation (1) and high motivation (1) | ||
Semi-structured interviews with tutors (tutor role) | 1. Less stressfull for tutor (2) | 1. High challenge for the tutor (5) |
2. Negative influence on learning (1) | 2. Improved learning (3) | |
3. Appropriate for PBL beginners (1) | 3. Not appropriate for PBL beginners (5) |