Self-directed learning: looking at outcomes with medical students.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND

AND OBJECTIVES:
Self-directed learning (SDL) skills are thought to be associated with lifelong learning. This study assessed the degree of readiness for SDL in third-year medical students who participated in a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum during thefirst 2 years of medical school.

METHODS:
A total of 182 third-year medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were given the Self-directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS).

RESULTS:
The observed mean (235.81 [range 183-284]) for the combined group was significantly higher than the mean reported for general adult learners (214), though slightly lower than scores reported in studies of other medical students and professionals. Ratings of students by clinical preceptors correlated with SDLRS scores.

CONCLUSIONS:
Students in our integrated medical curriculum had scores on the SDLRS that correlated with clinical performance and probably represented a readiness for SDL.

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Author information

Author/s: Shokar, Gurjeet S (GS); Shokar, Navkiran K (NK); Romero, Cecilia M (CM); Bulik, Robert J (RJ);

Affiliation: Family Medicine Department, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 77555-1123, USA. gsshokar@utmb.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Family medicine (Fam Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 34 (issue 3) : pp 197-200

Dates: Created 2002/03/29; Completed 2002/09/06; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 11922535, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Fam Med. 2003 Jun;35(6):445-6. (PMID: 12817874)

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Models, Educational
Program Evaluation
Programmed Instruction as Topic
Students, Medical - psychology
Texas

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