JMJ MARIST BROTHERS
Notre Dame of Marbel University
City of Koronadal
NURSING DEPARTMENT
____ Semester SY ____
Self-Directed Learning Activities
SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL ON
STUDENTS READINESS TO LEARN
Name: _____________________________________ Course/ Year:
____________________
Instruction: Rate yourself on the skills or competencies identified below according to its
current importance and current skill rating.
Skill or competency Current importance Current skill rating
1-very 1-excellent
2-fairly 2-good
3-not very 3-adequate
4-unimportant 4-poor
Life skills: Organization of time and
resources in your life, co-operation in
working with others, available support
network
Independence: Autonomy, self-
motivation, self-reliance,
resourcefulness, initiative, and
judgment
"Basic” skills: Literacy, numeracy,
graphicity, computer literacy, etc.
Information skills: Ability to find
information by: using libraries;
abstracts; community resources;
interpreting data, charts, tables,
timetables, etc.
Study skills: Organization of
Reference:
Self-Directed Learning: A Four-Step Process. Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo. Retrieved
February 2020 from https://uwaterloo.ca
Skill or competency Current importance Current skill rating
1-very 1-excellent
2-fairly 2-good
3-not very 3-adequate
4-unimportant 4-poor
material for projects, note-taking and
reading for different purposes,
understanding assignment
requirements
Learning to learn: Awareness of
task demands, flexibility, self-
knowledge of learning preferences,
awareness of learning process, self-
evaluation
Planning skills: Ability to design a
plan of strategies for meeting learning
needs, ability to carry out a plan
systematically and sequentially
Problem development skills: Ability
to formulate questions that are
answerable through various research
activities (projects, library, readings)
Analytical skills: Ability to select and
use most effective means of
acquiring information, ability to
analyse and organise information,
ability to select most relevant and
reliable information sources
Communication skills: Ability to
write reports, essays, instructions,
discourse, display data, etc.
Evaluation skills: Ability to collect
evidence of accomplishments and
have it evaluated, ability to accept
constructive feedback from others
Completion skills: Ability to identify
problem areas, ability to revise work,
commitment to completing units and
program
Reference:
Self-Directed Learning: A Four-Step Process. Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo. Retrieved
February 2020 from https://uwaterloo.ca
Skill or competency Current importance Current skill rating
1-very 1-excellent
2-fairly 2-good
3-not very 3-adequate
4-unimportant 4-poor
AVERAGE RATING
Interpretation: An average rating of 1-3 in each column indicates readiness for independent study. An average rating higher than 3 indicates
that you may need to seek out some help in certain skill areas as you progress through your unit.
Reference:
Self-Directed Learning: A Four-Step Process. Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo. Retrieved
February 2020 from https://uwaterloo.ca
