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The Influence of Adult Learners' Self-Directed Learning Readiness and Network Literacy on Online Learning Effectiveness: A Study of Civil Servants in Taiwan
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Lai, Horng-Ji – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
This study examined the effect of civil servants' Self-Directed Learning Readiness (SDLR) and network literacy on their online learning effectiveness in a web-based training program. Participants were 283 civil servants enrolled in an asynchronous online learning program through an e-learning portal provided by the Regional Civil Service…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Computer Literacy, Asynchronous Communication
Information Sharing, Self-Directed Learning and Its Implications for Workplace Learning: A Comparison of Business Student Attitudes in Germany and the USA
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Beitler, Michael A.; Mitlacher, Lars W. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) of business students in Germany and the USA and their attitudes towards information sharing and to ascertain implications for workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach: This empirical study used a survey research design.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Learning Readiness, Independent Study, Student Attitudes
Teacher Ratings in the Validation of Guglielmino's Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale.
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Long, Huey B.; Agyekum, Stephen K. – Higher Education, 1984
A study of the validity of Guglielmino's Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale using Black and White college students and comparing their ratings to faculty assessments is reported and compared with an earlier study. Some conflicting results are found, but the scale's validity is supported. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Black Students, College Faculty, Higher Education
An Investigation into the Structure, Validity, and Reliability of Guglielmino's Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale.
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Field, Lawrence – Adult Education Quarterly, 1989
Examines the structure, validity, and reliability of Guglielmino's self-directed learning readiness scale. Reviews related literature and refutes Guglielmino's thesis. Reports data derived from an administration of the scale that reveal problems in wording and show that the scale measures a homogeneous construct not associated with readiness for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Factor Analysis
Problems of Equity in Developmental Approaches.
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Floden, Robert E.; Feiman, Sharon – 1981
The adoption of developmental approaches could reinforce or aggravate certain inequities in schools. Three developmental practices embody potentially harmful inclinations: (1) the tendency to adopt the end state of a developmental theory (such as Kohlberg's) as an educational goal, thereby imposing a restrictive model of learning on culturally…
Descriptors: Bias, Developmental Stages, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Objectives
Problems of Measuring Self-Directed Learning Readiness.
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Straka, Gerald A. – 1995
The structure and validity of Guglielmino's Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) have been examined repeatedly. In 1979, Mourad and Torrance investigated the construct validity of the SDLRS in a study involving a random sample of 684 of the 1,500 students enrolled in the University of Georgia's Program on Gifted/Talented Education. In…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Guglielmino's Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale: A Validation Study.
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Long, Huey B.; Agyekum, Stephen K. – Higher Education, 1983
A validation study used 136 college students to test 37 specific hypotheses. Three general conclusions include: (1) validity was supported; (2) significant differences were found in faculty ratings according to racial composition and student scores; and (3) significant associations exist between the scores and variables such as age and educational…
Descriptors: Age, Black Students, Educational Attainment, Foreign Students