What Does It Take to Be a Self-Directed Learner? Factors And Toolkit Intervention for University Students
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2022-07-08
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Existing research shows the importance of self-directed learning (SDL) skills for
academic success in university. Existing mechanisms of SDL focus primarily on the process
and individual attributes in traditional face-to-face classrooms. With the vast amount of
technological advancement, present-day university education is continuously shifting its
teaching and learning methods. This means that any effort attempting to instill SDL among
university students needs an updated theoretical framework that fits the current learning
practices. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, the theories related to SDL are
revisited to introduce a research-based framework for understanding SDL in the present-day
university learning context. The model is validated using pre-existing data consisting of a large
sample of students from a university in The Netherlands. Subsequently, in the second part, an
intervention is developed based on this framework where a single variable, competence, is
targeted. We tested the effectiveness of this intervention on students from the same university.
Implications for future studies are discussed at the end of the paper.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen