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Using Activity Theory to Explore How Changes in a Work-Based Assessment Tool Can Alter Feedback Systems in Clerkships

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Significance: In a one-on-one near-peer tutoring program that is equally available to all students, lower-performing students were more likely to use services. While tutored students saw improved exam scores within… Click to show full abstract

Significance: In a one-on-one near-peer tutoring program that is equally available to all students, lower-performing students were more likely to use services. While tutored students saw improved exam scores within courses, their overall performance was significantly lower than students who were not tutored. This suggests that tutoring programs support the improvement of lower-performing students within courses, but earlier and longer-term interventions need to be explored.

Keywords: using activity; explore changes; theory explore; activity theory; changes work; work based

Journal Title: Academic Medicine
Year Published: 2021

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