Explaining Students’ Appraisal of Two Differently Tutored Learning Environments

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Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aims to shed light on students’ general appraisal and perceptions of two differently tutored learning environments (i.e. directive or facilitative). Results indicate that directive tutored students report a higher appraisal of the tutoring environment compared to facilitative tutored students. While the latter group reports more deep-level learning, directive tutored students rate tutor’s quality higher. Moreover, regression analyses reveal that in both conditions other variables are important in explaining students’ general appraisal. Besides revealing a discrepancy between students’ perceptions of tutoring quality and experienced added values, this study urges educators to take into account students’ perceptions as they proof to be important predictors for students’ appraisal of the learning environment.

Authors

• Inneke Berghmans, University of Leuven

• Katrien Struyven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel