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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

Self-Learning and Independent Study And Their Role In Learning Retention Of Physical Education Graduates

S.H Mousavi, Akbar Heidary, Farzad Khamse Pour

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New ways of Education focus on transferring learning responsibility to
the learner rather than teacher.Self -Learning and independent study is
one of the active learning ways in which sustainability learning
(retention) is effectively achieved in some subjects and courses. The
study was quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the effect of
individual learning and learning retention of graduates in physical
education. Information was gathered through eight questions on the
package (240 questions) and the statistical population included graduates
of physical education in state universities in second semester-2008-2011.
The results showed that in general, independent study and self-learning
would be effective in graduates `learning retention and those who had
studied under individual training and education conditions had a higher
retention level.

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