(1) Product supervision,​

Supervisor is focused on student gaining solid input from the supervision session​

Eg: clear input regarding project structure or learn about specific theory ​

(2) Process supervision, ​

Supervisor is focused on student learning process, insight the group developed ​

Supervisor will not produce ready to use suggestions, but instead ask more reflective questions​

(3) laissez-faire supervision ​

A: Ample amount of positive feedback help maintain positive motivation, which is considered as the most important element

B: Lack of encouragement by giving general suggestions or rule of thumb with clear distance from any detail suggestions

Olsen & Pederson: “the supervisor who just want to get on with their own research” ​

(4) control supervision​

Focus on testing the knowledge of the group​

Clear hierarchy, closing of open inquiries ​

Or, about the search for “capacity” of the group for the purpose of finding the right level of abstraction, theory, empirical challenge for the group​

Ravn, O. (2017). Co-Creation in PBL Project Work. In Co-Creation in Higher Education (pp. 67-82). Brill.

Olsen, P. B., & Pedersen, K. (2015). Problemorienteret projektarbejde – en værktøjsbog. Copenhagen: Samfundslitteratur.