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Table 3 Summary of the key results regarding the effect of group-dynamics, collaboration and tutor style for each tutorial group

From: The effect of group-dynamics, collaboration and tutor style on the perception of profession-based stereotypes: a quasi-experimental pre- post-design on interdisciplinary tutorial groups

Tutorial group

Group development;

Group-dynamics, influence, collaboration & tutor style

Tutorial group 1

• from fragmented to more cohesive group dynamics

• develops a more equal influence and interprofessional collaboration

• stereotyped profession-based behavior became less frequent

• mediating tutor style;

Tutorial group 2

• from somewhat fragmented to more fragmented group dynamics

• develops a more equal influence but due to dominating students reduced quality of interprofessional collaboration

• stereotyped profession-based behavior became less frequent

• authoritarian tutor style, is a part of a dominant sub-group

Tutorial group 3

• from fragmented to more cohesive group dynamics

• develops a more equal influence and interprofessional collaboration

• solid remaining non-stereotyped profession-based behavior

• authoritarian tutor style

Tutorial group 4

• from somewhat polarized to strongly polarized group dynamics

• develops a more equal influence but due to dominating sub-groups not the interprofessional collaboration in the tutorial group overall

• reduced quality of interprofessional collaboration

• stereotyped profession-based behavior became less frequent

• authoritarian tutor style, is a part of a dominant sub-group