TY - JFULL AU - Mariani Md Nor and Y. Saeednia PY - 2008/11/ TI - Exploring Self-Directed Learning Among Children T2 - International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences SP - 1145 EP - 1151 VL - 2 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6902 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 22, 2008 N2 - Self-directed learning (SDL) was developed initially for adult learning. Guglielmino constructed a scale to measure SDL. Recent researchers have applied this concept to children. Although there are sufficient theoretical evidences to present the possibility of applying this concept to children, empirical evidences were not provided. This study aimed to examine the quality of SDL and construct a scale to measure SDL among young children. A modified scale of Guglielmino-s scale was constructed and piloted with 183 subjects of age 9. Findings suggest that the qualities of SDL in young ages are apparently congruent with that of adults. ER -