being one of the most effective tools for educational system improvement, educational technology plays an important role in learning facilitation. in order to have a deeper, more effective and long lasting learning impact, this systematic approach designs, implements and evaluates the teaching- learning process, using specific purposes, new methods of psychology and communication sciences and a...

Preparing future professionals for highly dynamic settings require self-directed learning in authentic situations. Authentic situations imply teamwork. Therefore, designing education requires an understanding of how develops teams. We followed (bio-)medical sciences students (n = 15) during 8-month period which they worked on innovation project teams 4–6 students. Template analysis 39 transcrip...

PURPOSE The current study aimed to examine the casual relationships among belongingness during clinical practice, stress, satisfaction with clinical practice, and self-esteem, which are factors affecting the self-directed learning that results from the clinical practice of advanced practice nurse (APN) students. METHODS Data were collected between April 5 and May 19, 2010, from 202 students i...

We consider the on-line learning problem for binary relations defined over two finite sets, each clustered into a relatively small number k, l of ‘types’ (such a relation is termed a (k, l)-binary relation), extending the models of [3, 4]. We investigate the learning complexity of (k, l)-binary relations with respect to both the ‘self-directed’ and ‘adversary-directed’ learning models. We also ...

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a multidimensional instrument for college students’ readiness for online learning. Through a confirmatory factor analysis, the Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) was validated in five dimensions: self-directed learning, motivation for learning, computer/Internet self-efficacy, learner control, and online communication self-efficacy. Rese...

PURPOSE Problem-based learning (PBL) is an educational approach in which complex authentic problems serve as the context and stimulus for learning. PBL is designed to encourage active participation during learning. The goal of this study was to study the effects of PBL on academic motivation and self-directed learning readiness in medical school students. METHODS The subjects of this study we...