In our rapidly changing technological society, formal training alone cannot meet the need for development of working individuals. Self-directed learning is seen as a solution for adult learners to keep up with these changes. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the essential elements of selfdirected learning that should be integrated into a ubiquitous learning environment for learnin...

Bu araştırmada, Williamson (2007) tarafından geliştirilen ‘Kendi Kendine Öğrenme Öz Değerlendirme Ölçeği’ni Türk kültürüne uyarlanıp üniversite öğrencilerinin kendi kendine öğrenme algılarının çeşitli değişkenlere göre anlamlı farklılık gösterip göstermediğini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi, Atatürk Üniversitesi bünyesinde farklı bölümlerde öğrenim gören 441 öğrencisinden oluş...

This study sought to promote EFL learners' speaking ability drawing on Bakhtin’s notion of dialogic discourse pattern (DDP) and to explore their perceptions towards implementing dialogic teaching (DT) in a speaking classroom. To this end, from the population of students in different language institutes, 47 students were selected based on a purposive sampling method. The data were collected at t...

This study attempted to investigate the level of EFL learners’ epistemological beliefs and learning strategy use as well as the contribution of epistemological beliefs to their learning strategy use in Bahir Dar University. Comprehensively selected 136 EFL students at the Faculty of Humanities of Bahir Dar University responded to modified versions of Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire and Mo...

This study attempted to investigate the level of EFL learners’ epistemological beliefs and learning strategy use as well as the contribution of epistemological beliefs to their learning strategy use in Bahir Dar University. Comprehensively selected 136 EFL students at the Faculty of Humanities of Bahir Dar University responded to modified versions of Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire and Mo...

Machine learning (ML) has been well applied to studying equilibrium phase transition models, by accurately predicating critical thresholds and some exponents. Difficulty will be raised, however, for integrating ML into non-equilibrium transitions. The extra dimension in a given system, namely time, can greatly slow down the procedure towards steady state. In this paper we find that using simple...

INTRODUCTION Clinical nurses are in need of being able to adapt to the ever-changing environment of clinical settings. The prerequisite for their successful adaptation is to be lifelong learners. An approach for making nurses lifelong learners is self-directed learning. AIMS This study was undertaken to evaluate a group of Iranian clinical nurses' readiness for self-directed learning and its ...