Readiness for self directed learning among first semester students of a medical school in Nepal

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-23

  Gyawali, Sudesh ^a   Jauhari, Akhilesh C ^a   Ravi Shankar, P ^b   Saha, Archana ^a   Ahmad, Meraj ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b KIST MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Integrated medical teaching; Medical education; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING READINESS SCALE;

EID: 79952652285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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