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Title EFFECT OF SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING ON STUDENTS’ RESEARCH SKILLS AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL

Author(s) Ifra Ishtiaq

Abstract The current study aimed to find out the effect of self-directed learning on students’ research skills at higher education level. Objectives of this research were, to identify self-directed learning of students at higher education level; to investigate students’ research skills at higher education level and to find out the effect of self-directed learning on students’ research skills at higher education level. Self-directed learning was selected as independent variable and research skills selected as dependent variable. Conceptual framework was based on two theories; first theory given by Garrison’s (1997) the three-dimensional model of self-directed learning as cited by (Shahrouri, 2016) and second theory for research skills selected for this study is based on the research work of (Griffioen, 2020). Target population of the study were 319 university level students, out of which a sample size of 175(n) was finalized from three Faculties; Faculty of Social Sciences, English and Management Sciences of three public sector universities of Islamabad, National University of Modern Languages, AIR and International Islamic University. These universities were selected due to the four common departments, i.e. Department of English, Education, Psychology and Management Sciences. Nature of the study was descriptive and quantitative survey research method was employed for which; two adapted questionnaires were used, first questionnaire had 23 survey statements and the second had 30 statements measured through Likert scale 1-5. Stratified random sampling technique was used by the researcher. A range of statistical tests including demographic evaluation, descriptive statistics, mean and linear regression were applied to analyze the data through SPSS. Findings lead to conclude that there exist significant effect of self-directed learning on research skills of students at higher education level. Similarly, results signify that there exist significant effect of self-management on research skills of students at higher education level. There exist significant effects of self-monitoring on research skills of students at higher education and there exist significant effect of motivation on research skills of students at higher education level. It is recommended that, Higher Education Commission and Universities may organize workshops and seminars that could grant students learning autonomy to support their self-directed learning. Students need to participate in their education programs whole-heartedly to learn new research skills.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2022-10-10

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