A confirmatory factor analysis of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-436

  Williams, Brett ^a   Brown, Ted ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Paramedics; Self directed learning; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888875420     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12046     Document Type: Article

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