This research aimed to investigate the effects of giving learners self-directed learning (SDL) instruction based on Staged Self-Directed Learning Model (SSDLM) during distance English their SDL readiness, achievement, attitudes toward course and education. The study sample consisted one hundred forty-six freshmen enrolled in two different departments at Faculty Education Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal...

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 present study aspired to scrutinize the relationship among EFL learners' Self-directed Learning (SL), Resilience (RE), and Willingness to Communicate (WTC). To accomplish this purpose, 124 male and female undergraduate EFL learners, within the age range of 20 to 32, were selected through convenience sampling. These EFL learners were asked to fill in three questionnaires, namely the SL...

With the rapid changes in globalization and technology advancement, self-directed learning is argued repeatedly as a key competency needed to survive twenty-first century. In August 2019, Taiwan Ministry of Education implemented new Curriculum Guidelines for 12-Year Basic Education. Being Taiwan’s first official curriculum that promoted learning, this study contributed emerging knowledge how in...

OBJECTIVE This paper demonstrates the establishment of an extra-curricular education program in Chinese context and evaluates its effectiveness on undergraduate nursing students' self-directed learning. METHODS Zimmerman's self-directed learning model was used as the theoretical framework for the development of an education program. Mixed-method was applied in this research study. 165 undergr...