BACKGROUND Residency programs have utilized Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) to customize resident education while undergraduate medical education has not done so in a meaningful way. We discuss the use of ILPs within a fourth year medical school course to facilitate self-directed learning (SDL). METHODS At Stony Brook University School of Medicine, an ILP component was added to the Advan...

OBJECTIVE To describe the correlation between Self-directed Learning (SDL) and medical students' attitude towards research, based on the premise that self-directed learners are independent, motivated, and curious learners. STUDY DESIGN Observational cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, from August 2011 to January 2012. METHODOLOGY One ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual structural equation model to investigate the relationships among self-directed learning (SDL), organizational learning (OL), knowledge management capability (KMC) and organizational performance (OP) and to demonstrate the direct and indirect effect of SDL on OP from the perspectives of KMC and OL. Design/methodology/approach – An em...

Due to the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), new regulations require students study from home so that must be able independently. This aimed analyze teachers' perceptions self-directed learning (SDL) and SDL components can identified online activities assigned by teachers during COVID-19 pandemic. research was designed in form embedded mixed-method research. An English teacher ...

BACKGROUND Self-Directed Learning develops when students take the initiative for their learning, recognising needs, formulating goals, identifying resources, implementing appropriate strategies and evaluating learning outcomes. This should be seen as a collaborative process between the nurse educator and the learner. At the international level, various instruments have been used to measure Self...

Background Implementing English medium instruction (EMI) has become a proliferating measure in higher education to embrace globalization. Nevertheless, university students reported various challenges taking EMI courses. Objectives This study investigated the effect of computer-mediated terminology pretraining on students' success, regarding their efficacy courses, self-directed learning (SDL), ...

BACKGROUND Competency in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is central to undergraduate and postgraduate clinical training. Studies have demonstrated ECGs are interpreted sub-optimally. Our study compares the effectiveness of two learning strategies to improve competence and confidence. METHOD A 1-month prospective randomized study compared the strategies in two cohorts: undergraduate thi...

Although Westerners have used over 200 terms to describe self-directed learning (SDL), it is educators in Confucius heritage cultures (CHC) that have successfully promoted and implemented SDL. This article argues that for learners in the Western cultures, especially in the United States to catch up with learners in other industrialized nations including newly emerged China and India, SDL must b...