TUTORS’ ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY IN (PBL): PROS AND CONS OF SUBJECT EXPERT AND TUTORIAL PROCESS EXPERT LITERATURE OVERVIEW

Authors

  • Moawia Ali Hassan Alshiek, MD Department of Family & Community Medicine, Najran University
  • Abdulhadi Mohamed Elbashir, MRCSEd, MD Department of Surgery College of Medicine Najran University
  • Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdelrahman MD Department of Pathology College of Medicine Najran University

Keywords:

Problem Based Learning, Tutor

Abstract

We are adopting a hybrid learning strategy in our college of which the problem-based learning is a cornerstone. The subject of problem based-tutoring is a matter of great debate among our staff members. Defining the role of and, the criteria of the tutor need to be clarified. We carried out this mini literature review to identify the responsibilities of the problem-based learning (PBL) tutor and to find who is better; content expert tutor or process expert tutor for the efficient running of the PBL session.

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Moawia Ali Hassan Alshiek, MD, Abdulhadi Mohamed Elbashir, MRCSEd, MD, & Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdelrahman MD. (2017). TUTORS’ ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY IN (PBL): PROS AND CONS OF SUBJECT EXPERT AND TUTORIAL PROCESS EXPERT LITERATURE OVERVIEW. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 3(4). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/754

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