Self-regulated learning levels of nursing students and their views on distance education

Sümen A., Evgin D.

Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.8, sa.1, ss.45-56, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)

Özet

Aim: This study, which was planned during compulsory distance education due to the coronavirus pandemic, was carried out to determine the self-regulated learning skills and readiness of nursing students and their views on distance education.
Materials and Methods: The study was carried out with a cross-sectional and correlational design. The study was conducted in the Nursing Department of the Health Sciences Faculty. The sample of this study consisted of 184 nursing students. Data were collected with a personal information form, the Opinion Scale for Distance Education, the Self-Regulated Learning Skills Scale, and the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale.
Results: The mean score of the effectiveness subdimension of the opinions scale for distance education was low. There was a positive and significant relationship between students’ readiness for self-directed learning and their self-directed learning skills with their views on distance education.
Conclusion: In order for students to have positive views and behaviors in the distance education process, their readiness for self-directed learning should be evaluated and their self-directed learning skills should be improved.