Introduction:
Self-guided learning skills are necessary for medical students in today's world. This leads to greater satisfaction of students during their studies and their performance in the job market. This study was performed aiming to investigate self-directed readiness in learning and the effect of demographic factors (sex, marital status, age) and average of the students. Material and method:
This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study was performed on 65 postgraduate students of Paramedical Faculty in Iran University of Medical Sciences by census method (2019). The Fischer's self-directed learning readiness questionnaire was used. Data analyzed by using spss22 software. T-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Spearman correlation coefficient and Kruskal-Wallis test was used for analysis. Result:
Self-directed readiness score was calculated 156.5 in student. The mean scores were 48.1 (5.4) in the self-management domain, 48.4 (4.9) in the interest of learning and 61.1 (8.2) in the Self-control domain. Self-directed readiness was favorable in students and there was no significant relationship between self-directed readiness with age, sex, marital status and students' average Conclusion:
It is recommended to control the teaching methods of teachers and lecturers, Reinforcement self-directed learning and adding lesson planning unit to the curriculum of all majors, both medical and non-medical.
Askarkhah A, Nazari S R, Hanani S, Moazamfard M, Alizadeotaghvar H. Evaluation of self-directed readiness for postgraduate students' learning in Paramedical Faculty of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Educ Strategy Med Sci 2026; 18 (6) :1-8 URL: http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-2554-en.html