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Direct linkChen, Ken-Zen – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2020
College learning in Asian countries has been highly structured and mandated. For example, students are asked to complete a series of required courses, attend weekly face-to-face lectures, and take summative midterms and finals. However, traditional practices are unlikely to prepare self-directed learners to meet future challenges. Partly supported…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), College Students, Independent Study, Electronic Learning
Chen, Chang-Hua; Chen, Ken-Zen; Tsai, Hsiao-Feng – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2022
With the rapid changes in globalization and technology advancement, self-directed learning is argued repeatedly as a key competency needed to survive in the twenty-first century. In August 2019, the Taiwan Ministry of Education implemented the new "Curriculum Guidelines for 12-Year Basic Education." Being Taiwan's first official…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Readiness, Curriculum Implementation, High School Students
Chen, Ken-Zen; Chen, Chang-Hua; Tsai, Hsiao-Feng; Li, Shao-Chi; Guglielmino, Lucy M. – International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 2020
The objective of this study was to determine the fitness of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) factorial structure for Taiwanese secondary school students. Analyzing the model fit of the SDLRS was undertaken. Data from the 8-dimensional 58-item SDLRS completed by 3,878 students from 7 Taiwan secondary schools were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, National Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
Lai, Horng-Ji – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
This study examined the effect of civil servants' Self-Directed Learning Readiness (SDLR) and network literacy on their online learning effectiveness in a web-based training program. Participants were 283 civil servants enrolled in an asynchronous online learning program through an e-learning portal provided by the Regional Civil Service…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Computer Literacy, Asynchronous Communication
Download full textChou, Pao-Nan – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
This study aimed to explore engineering students' self-directed learning abilities in an online learning environment. The research centered on the correlation relationship between students' self-directed learning abilities and learning outcomes. The instructional activity in one experimental study was to simulate an online learning task in the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Independent Study, Electronic Learning, Pilot Projects
Chou, Pao-Nan; Chen, Wei-Fan – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2008
Through literature review, this paper examines six empirical studies. Three cases are from the United States and the other three are from studies conducted in Asian. The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not self-directed learning is a key factor leading to successful academic performance in web-based learning environments. The…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Academic Achievement, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning
