¿Cómo han cambiado los estudiantes que ingresan a medicina? Aprendizaje autodirigido y antecedentes académicos de las cohortes 2010 a 2014 de una universidad tradicional / Self-directed learning and academic background of 2010 to 2014 cohorts of medical students
To compare the academic background and self-directed learningbehavior of studentswho entered to a public medial school between 2010 and 2014. Material and
Methods:
A non-probabilistic sample of 527 medical studentsaged between 17 and 29 years (60% men), was studied. Their academic information was collected from the University data base; they answered the Self-directed learning readiness scale of Fisher.
Results:
Students from the 2014 cohort had higher high school grades than their counterparts. The scores in mathematics of the ScholarshipAptitude Test (SAT) were higher in the cohorts of 2010 and 2011. Those of the sciences test were superior in the 2013 cohort. The 2014 cohort had the lower general score of self-directed learningbehaviors.