标题：The investigation of lifelong learning tendencies in medical faculty students Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerinin incelenmesi
摘要：Aim: In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the lifelong learning trends of the students in the medical faculties.Method: The sample of this research, which was carried out in the descriptive type, consists of 127 volunteer students willing to participate in the research, who study at the Medical School of Sakarya University in 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected using "Student Presentation Form" and "Lifelong Learning Trends Scale" (LLTS). In the evaluation of data, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean and standard deviation and Student's t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used.Results: The total score obtained from the scale 56.41 ± 17.12, scores related with sub-dimensions are determined in the order as motivation: 6.67±2.52, persistence: 17.47±6.20, lack of curiosity 20.50±8.51, and lack of regulation in learning: 11.76±6.16. A significant difference was found between students' lifelong learning tendencies and gender, class level and regular reading habits (p <0.05). Besides, it was found that the lifelong learning tendency scores were not affected by the variables such as ages of students, income level, school that they were graduated, mother and father education status, mother and father employment status, place of residence, preference of medical school and follow up of medical journal.Conclusion: As a result, it is seen that the students of medical faculty have high lifelong learning tendencies, they are at a good level regarding learning motivation, participation in learning activities and continuity.
