Self-Directed Learning Readiness And Self-Determination For Selected Rehabilitation Professional Students: The Impact Of Clinical Education

Authors

Shelley S. Payne, Otterbein UniversityFollow
Peter Rundquist
William V. Harper, Otterbein UniversityFollow
Julie Gahimer

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2013

Publication Title

International Journal of Self-Directed Learning

Publisher

The International Society for Self-Directed Learning

Keywords

Self-Directed Learning Readiness, Rehabilitation Professional Students, Self-Determination, Clinical Education

Abstract

In a time of rapidly changing medical information, practitioners must have learning skills that enable them to be effective life-long learners. A part of an examination of a final clinical internship for rehabilitation professionals was a pre-post measure of learner self-direction and self-determination. Two instruments, the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS- reported as Self-Determination Index (SDI) were used with a sample of Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) students. Pre-testing occurred just prior to and post-testing just after the subjects’ final clinical assignments. Both groups increased mean scores from pre- to post-test for the SDLRS (p = .01, mean increase 7.29) and the SDI (p = .01, mean increase 0.91). Results of this study support the use of the SDLRS and AMS as means to evaluate self-directed learning readiness and self-determination in rehabilitation professional students.

First Page

35

Last Page

45

Volume

10

Issue

1

Repository Citation

Payne, Shelley S.; Rundquist, Peter; Harper, William V.; and Gahimer, Julie, "Self-Directed Learning Readiness And Self-Determination For Selected Rehabilitation Professional Students: The Impact Of Clinical Education" (2013). Mathematics Faculty Scholarship. 27.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/math_fac/27

Original Citation

Payne, S., Rundquist, P., Harper, W.V., & Gahimer, J. (2013). Self‐directed learning readiness and self‐determination for selected rehabilitation professional students: The impact of clinical education. International Journal of Self‐Directed Learning, 10 (1), 35-45.

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Publisher's Statement

This article is displayed with permission from the International Journal for Self-Directed Learning (http://sdlglobal.com/journals.php) and is copyrighted © The International Society for Self-Directed Learning, 2013

Peer Reviewed

1