Students were more engaged in SDL when it was an assessed activity with anticipated outcomes and relevance to their future profession¶
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q2 i? Students were more engaged in SDL if it was an assessed activity, they could anticipate the expected outcomes, and it was relevant to their future profession. → Ashleigh Finn 2025
Evidence¶
Ashleigh Finn 2025¶
Ashleigh Finn, Caitlin Fitzgibbon, Natalie Fonda, Cameron M Gosling. (2025). Self-directed learning and the student learning experience in undergraduate clinical science programs: a scoping review. Advances in Health Sciences Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10383-7
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The review synthesises findings across included studies and reports that "students were more engaged in SDL if it was an assessed activity, they could anticipate the expected outcomes... and it was relevant to their future profession".
"students were more engaged in SDL if it was an assessed activity, they could anticipate the expected outcomes, (Berkhout et al., 2015; Embo & Valcke, 2019; Frambach et al., 2012; Leatemia et al., 2016) and it was relevant to their future profession"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Domain Context — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- The redesigned unit promoted engagement across all five elements of the Engagement Framework, including professional relevance rated 4.86 on SETL — related
- Anticipating application of learning in the distant future broadens generalization relative to anticipating near-future application — related
- Team training delivered in the anticipated operational context with realistic scenario-based experiences is more likely to transfer to operational performance — related
- Curricular elements such as learning activities and opportunities are associated with improving the student learning experience in SDL — a broader claim this one bears on
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