@article{Shazia Zeb , Faizan Amjad , Shazia Yousuf , Momina Zeb_2018, title={Association of Premedical Educational Background with Self-Directed Learning Readiness Amongst Medical Students of Pakistan}, url={http://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/935}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;">Background :To find association of intermediate level educational background with self directed learning readiness amongst medical students.<br>Method:A descriptive, cross sectional study done in four public medical colleges of all provinces of Pakistan to find the association of intermediate level background with self-directed learning readiness. A total of 400 students of 1st year were administered a questionnaire pertaining questions regarding demographic and educational background, followed by 40 item SDL readiness scale comprising of responses according to 5 point Likert scale. Three components of self-directedlearning, desire for learning, self-control and self-management were compared with premedical educational background.<br>Results: The total scores and each subscale i.e. self-management (13 items), desire for learning (12 items) and self-control (15 items) were compared with educational background of medical students. No statistically significant difference seen except in few specific questions showing significant difference in the students came from FSC/A level educational background.<br>Conclusion: Overall no significant difference is seen among students with premedical background of A levels and FSC for their self directed learning readiness.</p>}, journal={Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College}, author={Shazia Zeb , Faizan Amjad , Shazia Yousuf , Momina Zeb}, year={2018}, month={Sep.} }