Validation of Internal structure of Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale among Indian Medical Students using factor analysis and the Structural equation Modelling Approach.
BMC Med Educ
; 21(1): 614, 2021 Dec 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) is a tool that helps in the assessment of the readiness of the students to pursue Self-Directed Learning (SDL). There are no documented studies on the validation of internal structure of the SDLRS among Indian medical students. Hence, the objective of this study is to validate the internal structure of SDLRS among Indian medical students using factor analysis and the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach.METHODS:
We administered Fisher's 40-item SDLRS to 750 students after receiving the ethics clearance and the author's permission and taking written informed consent from all the study participants (response rate 92%). The exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and Cronbach's alpha were performed using SPSS version 25 and the Lavaan package of R version 3.1.2.RESULTS:
The values of the comparative fit index (CFI), standardised root-mean-square residual (SRMR), and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) were ≥ 0.9, ≤ 0.08, and ≤ 0.08, respectively, for a model fit to be acceptable. EFA showed that except for Q2 (loading score 0.210), Q12 (loading score 0.384), Q13 (loading score 0.362), and Q25 (loading score -0.219), all the items loaded well. After the exclusion of the aforementioned items, the factor loading scores for the items in the self-management, desire for learning, and self-control factors ranged from 0.405 to 0.753 (Cronbach α 0.775), 0.396 to 0.616 (Cronbach α 0.730), and 0.427 to 0.556 (Cronbach α 0.799), respectively. The updated model was used for CFA, which displayed a good model fit.CONCLUSIONS:
The resultant model consisting of 36 items is shown to have internal structure validity for Indian version of SDLRS, which can be used to assess medical students.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes de Medicina
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Med Educ
Asunto de la revista:
EDUCACAO
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India