@article{Gunanegara_Wahid_Widyahening_2017, place={Bandung, Indonesia}, title={Comparison of Students’ Characteristics, Self-Motivation, and Readiness of Self-Directed Learning Implementation among Medical Students at Maranatha Christian University}, volume={1}, url={https://journal.maranatha.edu/index.php/jmh/article/view/541}, DOI={10.28932/jmh.v1i5.541}, abstractNote={Self-Directed Learning (SDL) is an important skill that must be achieved by medical students.<br />The aim of this study is to identify the level of self-motivation and SDL readiness in the medical<br />students as well as to identify factors affecting SDL. This is is a mixed method research,<br />involving first-year and clinical year medical students. A quantitative research is conducted by<br />distributing self-motivation (MSLQ) and SDL questionnaire (SDLRS). A total sampling is<br />applied to select the respondents. Furthermore, focus group discussion (FGD) on students and<br />tutors/preceptors is carried out. Informants are chosen by purposive sampling method. This<br />research reveals that most of medical students have a good level of self-motivation but a low<br />level of SDL readiness. Nevertheless, the mean scores of SDL readiness in both groups shows<br />no significant differences. The research also identifies four major factors affecting the SDL<br />readiness, namely the students’ characteristics, learning process, the role of tutors/preceptors<br />and supporting facilities for learning. There is no significant difference between SDL readiness<br />of the first-year and clinical year of medical students. Unprepared students’ characteristics,<br />sub-optimal learning process, unsupported role of tutors/preceptors and inadequate learning<br />resources are found to be the mayor factors influencing SDL readiness.<br />Keywords: self-directed learning readiness; self-motivation; problem-based learning}, number={5}, journal={Journal of Medicine and Health}, author={Gunanegara, Rimonta F and Wahid, Mardiastuti H and Widyahening, Indah S}, year={2017}, month={Feb.} }