Students’ perceptions towards self-directed learning in Ethiopian medical schools with new innovative curriculum: a mixed-method study

Table 4 Correlations among SDL scores and curricular components such as tutorial discussion, test, module objectives, lectures, tutors, and suggested references/sources, Aksum University, School of medicine, 2019

Variables	PBL tutorial discussion	Content tested	Module objectives	Lectures	Tutors	References/sources
SDL skills	.718a	.120	.648a	.085	.475a	.420a
PBL tutorial- discussion	–	.293^b	.574a	.147	.599a	.366a
Content- tested	.293^b	–	.180	.595a	.328a	.076
Module- objectives	.574a	.180	–	.070	.412a	.450a
Lectures	.147	.595a	.070	–	.142	.044
Tutors	.599a	.328a	.412a	.142	–	.178
References/sources	.366a	.076	.450a	.044	.178	–

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level. ^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level

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