The current research is a descriptive survey with the goal of evaluation of the reliability and validity of Fisher, King and Tague (2001) self-directed learning scale. Its statistical population comprised all preliminary schoolteachers of Esfahan, Iran, in the academic year 2010–2011.the reliability coefficient was calculated via Cronbach's α (0.88). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used in order to evaluate the validity; according to the results, and taking into account the index of fit, the model proved to be approximately fit. Finally, this scale can be used in order to evaluate self-directed learning among teachers in various researches.
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