An empirical study on the autonomous learning of students majoring in Traditional Chinese Medicine

• 1、School of acupuncture and massage, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029
• 2、 Workshop of famous teachers of Beijing University of Chinese medicine, Beijing 100029

Abstract：Objective: To gain a better understanding of traditional chinese medicine（TCM） student perspectives towards and practices of self-directed learning. Methods: A questionnaire survey was given to students who had carried out self-directed learning in the past three years to investigate the students\' understanding of self-directed learning. The questionnaire was input into a database for statistical analysis. Result: There is no difference in students\' attitude towards self-directed learning among the three grades. Students think that the main content of self-directed learning should be knowledge they are interested in. Attitudes towards self-directed learning affect learning outcomes. The amount of self-directed required in the curriculum is more than students prefer. The amount of time spent in self-directed is positively correlated with a student\'s knowledge gain. In general, teachers\' contributions to self-directed learning exceeded students\' preferences. Finally, there is a relationship between the number of roles a student undertakes and their improvement in ability. Conclusion: It is necessary to study students\' self-directed learning patterns more deeply, widely, and effectively in order to improve the efficiency of self-directed learning and make efforts to improve the self-directed ability of TCM students.

Keywords： traditional chinese medicine, Acupuncture and Tuina, self-directed learning, teaching mode ability, study