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 | The Effect of Teaching Meta-cognition Package on Self-Directed Learning in Medical Records Students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences |  |
 | | Author(s): Maryam Gordanshekan *, Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian and Sima Ajami | | MS in Educational Planning, Khorasgan Islamic Azad University, Arghavanieh St, Isfahan, Iran. maryam.gordanshekan@yahoo.com | | Study Type: Original research article | Subject: Teacher Evaluation | | | Article abstract: | | Introduction: The ongoing rapid changes in science bring about the need of higher education to indepen-dent and self-directed learners. This study seeks the effect of meta-cognition package training on self-directed learning in medical records students.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study using two group design with pre-test and post-test, 24 female and male medical records students were selected not randomly. Then, they were assigned randomly to two groups of control and experiment. A researcher made meta-cognition package was taught to the experiment group during 6 two-hour sessions using explanatory method along with question and answer. Data gathering instrument was Williamson self-rating self directed learning scale. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics indices (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Covariance analysis).
Results: The mean score of self-directed learning and its subscales in the experiment group, demonstrated the increase in post-test compared to that of pre-test.
Conclusion: Teaching meta-cognition package was effective in the enhancement of the total score of self-directed learning and its subscales.
| | | Keywords: Teaching, Meta-cognition, Self-directed, Learning, Problem solving, Critical thinking., | |
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Send citation data to: CiteULike | RefWorks | | Gordanshekan Maryam, Yarmohammadian Mohammad Hossein, Ajami Sima, The Effect of Teaching Meta-cognition Package on Self-Directed Learning in Medical Records Students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Medical Education, 2010; 10 (2) :131-140 URL http://www.ijme.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-798-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 | | |
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