The self-directed learning readiness scale: A factor analysis study

Medical Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 370-379

  Hoban, J Dennis ^a   Lawson, Sonya R ^a   Mazmanian, Paul E ^a   Best, Al M ^a   Seibel, Hugo R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education, medical, continuing *methods; Educational measurement; Factor analysis, statistical; Learning *methods; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SELF DIRECTED LEARNING READINESS SCALE; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 17044435407     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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