The effect of self-directed learning abilities of student nurses on success in Turkey

SDL—self-directed learning is a learning method used increasingly in adult education. This study was carried out as an instructive effort to examine the effects of SDL on the success of students from nursing school. The sample of this study was composed of 220 students attending in Nursing School of...

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Published inNurse education today Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 838 - 841
Main Author Avdal, Elif Ünsal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2013
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Achievement levels
Adult education
College students
Correlation analysis
Humans
Learning
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Self-directed learning
Students, Nursing - psychology
Turkey
Turkey
Learning
Nursing education
Achievement levels
Self-directed learning
Adult education
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Summary:SDL—self-directed learning is a learning method used increasingly in adult education. This study was carried out as an instructive effort to examine the effects of SDL on the success of students from nursing school. The sample of this study was composed of 220 students attending in Nursing School of Dokuz Eyül University during the fall semester of 2006. SDL scale including 40 questions was used to obtain the data. Kocaman et al. verified and validated the reliability of scale in Turkey. The data was evaluated by using Pearson correlation analysis. As a result of research, a positive meaningful average relation was found between the points of SDL and success of the students. (p<0.01, r: .60).
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ISSN:0260-6917
1532-2793
DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2012.02.006