Promoting Student Success in Early College Credit Courses
Category: Student Learning
Instrument Overview
Expert Notes AvailableView expert commentary on strengths and cautions for this instrument
Strengths
Strong reliability; validated with UK nursing students and later with Italian nurses and nursing students.
Cautions
Limited validation with U.S. students, K–12 students, and students outside health-professions education.
The Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning is a self-report survey that measures students’ perceptions of their ability to manage and direct their own learning. It focuses on skills such as monitoring learning progress, identifying areas for improvement, and taking responsibility for learning.
The scale can be used in higher education research or improvement efforts to understand students’ self-directed learning skills and identify areas where additional support may be useful. It was developed and tested with higher education students and is intended to support the development of independent and lifelong learning skills.
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
Post secondary
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
60 items
Access and Use
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Stephen, J. S., & Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J. (2021). A high-impact practice for online students: The use of a first-semester seminar course to promote self-regulation, self-direction, online learning self-efficacy. Smart Learning Environments, 8, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-021-00151-0
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Reliability
.71 to .79 (Cronbach's alpha)
Psychometric References
Cadorin, L., Suter, N., Saiani, L., Naskar Williamson, S., & Palese, A. (2011). Self-rating scale of self-directed learning (SRSSDL): Preliminary results from the Italian validation process. Journal of Research in Nursing, 16(4), 363–373. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987110379790
Cadorin, L., Bortoluzzi, G., & Palese, A. (2013). The Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning (SRSSDL): A factor analysis of the Italian version. Nurse Education Today, 33(12), 1511–1516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.04.010
Cadorin, L., Ghezzi, V., Camillo, M., & Palese, A. (2017). The self-rating scale of self-directed learning tool: Findings from a confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(2), 31–40. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v7n2p31
Behar-Horenstein, L. S., Beck, D. E., & Su, Y. (2018). An initial validation study of the Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning for pharmacy education. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 82(3), 6251. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe6251
Item Type
Likert
