Why should I prepare? A mixed method study exploring the motives of medical undergraduate students to prepare for clinical skills training sessions.

Background: Although preparation for educational activities is considered beneficial for student learning, many students do not perform preparatory assignments. This phenomenon has received little attention in the literature although it might provide medical educators with the opportunity to enhance student learning. Therefore, we explored why students prepare or not prepare.

The effect of guiding questions on students' performance and attitude towards statistics.

Background: In this study, the effect of guidance on students' performance was investigated. This effect was hypothesized to be manifested through a reduction of cognitive load and enhancement of self-explanations.

Aim: The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of guiding questions on students' understanding of statistics.

The effect of directive tutor guidance on students' conceptual understanding of statistics in problem-based learning.

Background: Education is aimed at students reaching conceptual understanding of the subject matter, because this leads to better performance and application of knowledge. Conceptual understanding depends on coherent and error-free knowledge structures. The construction of such knowledge structures can only be accomplished through active learning and when new knowledge can be integrated into prior knowledge.