Self-directed learning
Overview
- Influence: Self-directed learning
- Domain: Student Learning Strategies
- Sub-Domain: Student-focused interventions
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
- Influence Definition: Learning where the student takes charge of the learning, seeks out information and develops solutions with minimal or no aid by a teacher
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 2
- Number of studies: 104
- Number of students: 34,601
- Number of effects: 223
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.60
- Robustness index: 3
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development | Ku, Yang, & Choi | A meta-analysis on the effects of academic achievement in self-directed learning; Focused on theses and journal paper in Korea since 2000 | 2012 | Self-directed learning | 61 | NA | 70 | 0.67 | |
| Journal of Computer Assisted Learning | Doo & Zhu | A meta-analysis of effects of self-directed learning in online learning environments. | 2022 | Self-directed learning in online environments | 43 | 34,601 | 153 | 0.51 | |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 104 | 34,601 | 223 | 0.59 | |||||