These are the core teaching sessions of a degree, and are supplemented by lectures, practicals[clarification needed] and larger group classes.
[3][4] These sessions are called "tutorials" at Oxford and "supervisions" at Cambridge,[5] and are the central method of teaching at those universities.
[7][8] Other teaching sessions such as lectures, practicals and language classes are offered, but these are in addition to the compulsory tutorials.
It has been argued that the tutorial system has great value as a pedagogic model because it creates learning and assessment opportunities which are highly authentic and difficult to fake.
[25] Some universities use the name tutorial for teaching sessions[26][27][28][29][30] or pastoral support meetings.