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Mbeau-ache, Cyril; Banks, Brian; Ford, Chris – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This study examines the levels of self-directed learning skills for students on the Access to HE course at City College and how these skills relate to their academic achievement. In this study, 101 students participated in a survey and their self-directed learning readiness was measured using the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SRSSDL).…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Readiness, Access to Education, Academic Achievement
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Karatas, Kasim; Sentürk, Cihad; Teke, Aziz – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
In this study, the mediating role of readiness for self-directed learning in the relationship between pre-service teachers' teaching-learning approach and lifelong learning skills was examined. The study group consisted of 800 pre-service teachers studying in different universities in Turkey. Data were collected with three different scales. The…
Descriptors: Self Management, Learning Readiness, Correlation, Lifelong Learning
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Örs, Mukaddes; Titrek, Osman – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Self-directed Learning readiness and Metacognition of undergraduate students nurses and midwifery. The research is conducted in a public university in the city center of Amasya with 398 undergraduate nursing and midwifery students in 2017-2018 academic years. A descriptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Independent Study, Learning Readiness
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Turan, Mehmet Behzat; Koç, Kenan – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of self-directed learning readiness on critical thinking and general self-efficacy among the students of the School of Physical Education and Sports. In line with this aim, the research sample consisted of 419 students who were randomly selected from the School of Physical Education and Sports in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Independent Study, Learning Readiness, Critical Thinking
Alexander, LaKeshia Marche – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With increasing budget cuts, decreasing funds for training opportunities, and increasing demands for services for students with disabilities, there is a need for researchers to identify how DSAs prepare for and operate in their positions in disability services (Madaus, 1998). The researcher proposes that like many adults, DSAs may be engaging in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Administration, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires
Knight, Steven G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the self-directed learning readiness in executive fire officers in relation to the independent variables of personality type, educational attainment, and professional designation. This research utilized a quantitative design. This study utilized the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Self-Directed…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Readiness, Fire Protection, Administrators
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Chou, Pao-Nan – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
This study aimed to explore engineering students' self-directed learning abilities in an online learning environment. The research centered on the correlation relationship between students' self-directed learning abilities and learning outcomes. The instructional activity in one experimental study was to simulate an online learning task in the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Independent Study, Electronic Learning, Pilot Projects
Barrett, Theresa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This quantitative, nonexperimental, correlational study sought to determine whether a relationship exists between family physicians' levels of self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) and their preferences for continuing medical education (CME) activities. The study also sought to determine whether years in clinical practice or size of clinical…
Descriptors: Correlation, Independent Study, Learning Readiness, Learning Activities
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Chou, Pao-Nan; Chen, Wei-Fan – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2008
Through literature review, this paper examines six empirical studies. Three cases are from the United States and the other three are from studies conducted in Asian. The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not self-directed learning is a key factor leading to successful academic performance in web-based learning environments. The…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Academic Achievement, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning