Background and Aims: Self-Directed learning readiness defined as a degree that students attitudes, abilities, and personality traits need to learn self-directed. The aim of this study was to determine the status of self- directed learning readiness and its associated contextual factors among Kermanshah University of medical sciences students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 students of Kermanshah University of medical sciences. Simple randomized sampling method was used with probability proportional to size in each school. Data collection was performed by using the Fishers self-directed learning readiness questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS-16 and using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (chi-square and t-test), at 0.05 significance level.
Results: The mean age of students was 23.13±2.92 years old: %41.7 of students were in a high readiness to self- directed learning. Female students and those, whose mothers had university education had higher readiness to self- directed learning (P<0.05).
Conclusions: Less than half of the students had high readiness to self- directed learning, these findings point to the importance of self- directed learning teaching among students.