Background: Assessing self-directed learning (SDL) readiness and personality traits among nursing students can help in identifying some educational and psychological factors that can be considered to create a positive psychological learning atmosphere in nursing education. Objective: assess self-directed learning readiness level and personality traits among nursing students. Setting: All academic departments at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Subjects: comprised of 350 nursing students selected randomly in the first semesters of the academic year 2020-2021. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data 1- Self Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning to assess the level of nursing students' self-directed learning readiness. 2- Big Five Personality Inventory to assess nursing students' personality traits. Results: The majority of nursing students (86.0%) have a high level of self-directed learning readiness while the rest (14%) of them have a moderate level. Furthermore, they have a higher mean score of agreeableness and conscientiousness personality traits and followed by openness, extraversion, and finally neuroticism. Also, it was observed that neuroticism of them has a significant negative correlation with total self-directed learning. Awareness and interpersonal skills aspects of SDL were positively correlated with openness and extraversion personality traits respectively. Conclusion: Self-directed learning (SDL) cannot be assessed without considering personality traits among nursing students. Thus personality traits assessment is considered the cornerstone of SDL among nursing students that affect their learning preferences or desires for accepting responsibility for their learning process. Recommendation: Educational workshops should be conducted for all nursing educators about the assessment of students' SDL readiness and personality traits.
Abd El Aziz, A., Taha, E., Ramadan, F., & Badr, O. (2022). Self-Directed Learning Readiness Level and Personality Traits Among Nursing Students. Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 24(3), 40-50. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2022.267754
MLA
Amany Said Abd El Aziz; Eman El sayed Taha; Fatma Hussein Ramadan; Ola Elsebai Badr. "Self-Directed Learning Readiness Level and Personality Traits Among Nursing Students". Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 24, 3, 2022, 40-50. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2022.267754
HARVARD
Abd El Aziz, A., Taha, E., Ramadan, F., Badr, O. (2022). 'Self-Directed Learning Readiness Level and Personality Traits Among Nursing Students', Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 24(3), pp. 40-50. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2022.267754
VANCOUVER
Abd El Aziz, A., Taha, E., Ramadan, F., Badr, O. Self-Directed Learning Readiness Level and Personality Traits Among Nursing Students. Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022; 24(3): 40-50. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2022.267754
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