OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum on self-directed learning behaviors among a group of pediatric residents. METHODS A controlled comparison study was conducted with 80 pediatric residents at a large urban academic medical center. Residents were observed over 3 distinct but consecutive periods. First, all residents participated in a 3-month-long daily...

Background: This research is a descriptive study aiming to examine the relationship between nursing students’ locus of control and being ready for self directed learning. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consists of the entire first, second, third and fourth graders studying at Uludag University, School of Health in the academic year of 2012-2013. The study was conducted with 171 ...

Medical students are expected to possess self-directed learning skills to pursue lifelong learning. Previous studies have reported that the readiness for self-directed learning depends on personal attributes as well as the curriculum followed in institutions. Melaka Manipal Medical College of Manipal University (Karnataka, India) offers a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) twin...

self-development, one of the main concepts in the ideological foundations of islam and research findings in recent decades and about development and human excellence on self-development have been strongly emphasized. therefore this study has aimed to explain the influence of psychological-behavioral mechanisms of self-development on human capital. the research method was descriptive-correlation...

Problem-based learning (PBL) is generally organized in three phases, involving collaborative and self-directed learning processes. The hypothesis tested here is whether learning in the different phases of PBL is cumulative, with learning in each phase depending on that of the previous phase. The scientific concepts recalled by 218 students at the end of each PBL phase were used to estimate the ...

Peningkatan nalar kemampuan mahasiswa untuk berinisiatif dan memiliki tanggung jawab dengan penuh kesadaran dalam belajar secara mandiri (self directed learning) tentu menjadi perhatian saat ini. Dalam situasi pembelajaran yang dilakukan daring artinya tanpa tatap muka pendidik langsung, setiap dituntut menentukan strategi belajar, evaluasi baik, keterampilan intrapersonal tiap-tiap akan terlih...