Table 3.
Means and standard deviations of test scores with respect to tutor behaviours
| Tutor behaviours | N | Concept recall test score | Essay test score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After problem analysis | After self-directed learning | After reporting | |||
| Social congruence (low) | 68 | 5.35 (3.25)* | 8.40 (3.98)* | 9.21 (3.22)* | 3.24 (1.73)* |
| Social congruence (medium) | 89 | 4.79 (2.90)* | 9.21 (3.48)* | 9.36 (3.75)* | 3.34 (1.92)* |
| Social congruence (high) | 66 | 7.04 (3.61)* | 11.50 (4.08)* | 11.35 (4.15)* | 4.21 (2.03)* |
| Cognitive congruence (low) | 74 | 6.05 (3.12) | 8.92 (3.90) | 9.76 (3.33) | 3.05 (1.93)* |
| Cognitive congruence (medium) | 86 | 5.45 (3.48) | 9.80 (4.01) | 10.05 (4.00) | 3.55 (1.80)* |
| Cognitive congruence (high) | 63 | 5.37 (3.44) | 10.27 (4.32) | 9.87 (4.19) | 4.20 (2.00)* |
| Subject-matter expertise (low) | 74 | 6.05 (3.12) | 8.92 (3.90) | 9.76 (3.33) | 3.05 (1.93)* |
| Subject-matter expertise (medium) | 86 | 5.45 (3.48) | 9.80 (4.01) | 10.05 (4.00) | 3.55 (1.80)* |
| Subject-matter expertise (high) | 63 | 5.37 (3.44) | 10.27 (4.32) | 9.87 (4.19) | 4.20 (2.00)* |
N refers to the number of students
* Significant at the 0.01 level