BACKGROUND Modern healthcare institutions are continuously changing, and Self-Directed Learning (SDL) abilities are considered a prerequisite for both nursing students and nurses in order to be proactive about these demanding challenges. To date, no systematic reviews of existing instruments aimed at detecting and critically evaluating SDL abilities have been published. Therefore, the aims of t...

As long as technological and social innovation and change continue at the current rapid pace, the profile of the ideal IS graduate and perfect undergraduate IS curriculum will remain open for debate. What is, however, gaining more general acceptance across many professions and disciplines including IS, is the need for university graduates who are ready and able to embrace and succeed in self-di...

PURPOSE The School of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan curriculum promotes self-direction as one of its learning philosophies. The authors sought to identify changes in self-directed learning (SDL) readiness during training. METHOD Guglielmino's SDL Readiness Scale (SDLRS) was administered to five student cohorts (N = 375) at admission and the end of every year of training, 2006 to 2010. ...

BACKGROUND Establishing an evidence-based method of improving knowledge and attitudes concerning depression has been identified as a priority in Chinese medical education. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a self-directed learning strategy as a part of student-centred education improved knowledge of and attitudes towards depression among Chinese medical students. METHODS A co...

The dependency of the teachers' role in teaching learning process carried out by students is one crucial problems Indonesia. On other hand, this digital age, independence needed for students. Students who only depend on teacher class will be left behind and make slower progress their achievement. Classroom time limited, so learners are encouraged to take responsibility own learn independently b...

Self-Directed Learning (SDL) occupies a strong position in language education many countries. Yet, little evidence has been given on this approach among English majors the setting of Vietnam. The current cross-sectional study, therefore, is an effort to fill up gap by exploring students’ levels self-directedness learning and their correlation with academic performance at state university. study...

INTRODUCTION Self-directed learning has been recommended as a promising methodology for lifelong learning in medicine. However, the concept of self-directed learning continues to be elusive, with students and educators finding difficulty in defining it and agreeing on its worth. METHODS In this paper we review the literature of self-directed learning in health professions education and presen...

Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is gaining interest, as online learning is increasingly learner-centred and autonomous. Most SDL research starts from the premise that SDL happens more frequently in connectivism MOOC (cMOOC) than in the more instructor-led MOOCs. In this study the authors look at SDL experiences from learners enrolled in two MOOC courses during...