| The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale: a factor analysis study. | |
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PMID: 15813759 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The practice of medicine demands that its physician practitioners are self-directed, life-long learners. The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) intends to measure adults' readiness to engage in self-directed learning. PURPOSE: The present study assesses the underlying factor structure of the SDLRS for a sample of entering medical students. METHODS: Over a period of 6 years, 972 first year medical students at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine completed the SDLRS. To summarise the inter-relationships among variables, a principal axis factor analysis with oblique rotation was used on the 58 SDLRS items. A series of confirmatory factor analyses using LISREL 8.54 was performed to further examine the measurement model underlying the SDLRS. RESULTS: A 4-factor confirmatory model representing 4 correlated substantive factors and a reverse coding method factor fits these data well. CONCLUSIONS: Medical educators should hold limited expectations of the SDLRS to measure medical students' readiness to engage in self-directed learning. The definitions and theoretical assumptions that inform readiness for self-directed learning should be reconsidered. Alternative approaches to studying self-directed learning should be explored. |
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J Dennis Hoban; Sonya R Lawson; Paul E Mazmanian; Al M Best; Hugo R Seibel |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical education Volume: 39 ISSN: 0308-0110 ISO Abbreviation: Med Educ Publication Date: 2005 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-04-07 Completed Date: 2005-06-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605655 Medline TA: Med Educ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 370-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, PO Box 980565, Richmond, VA 232-0565, USA. jdhoban@vcu.edu |
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Education, Medical, Continuing
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methods* Educational Measurement Factor Analysis, Statistical Humans Learning* Personal Autonomy* Students, Medical / psychology |
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Med Educ. 2005 Apr;39(4):348-9
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