Table 1
Participant characteristics.
| Average number of study groups taught | 12.2 (range 7–24) | |
| Background | Medical | 3 |
| Para- or nonmedical | 8 | |
| Sex | Female | 6 |
| Male | 5 |
Figure 1
Grounded Theory of how expert teachers stimulate high levels of student engagement.
The blue arrow illustrates how expert teachers cultivate an increasingly supportive learning environment through their personal educational approach. As this process unfolds, they observe their students, analyze cues related to their aims and approach, and decide on a course of action.