In order to foster a culture of lifelong learning in nursing, it is important to identify what the concept means in the nursing profession as well as the characteristics of a lifelong learner.
[ 29] Fifty two items in 3 clusters: self-management, desire for learning and self-control were identified by a panel of experts in self-directed learning using the Delphi survey method as representing characteristics of a self-directed learner.
begin{aligned} mathrm{Euclidean}_mathrm{distance} ( {L_i,L_j })=sqrt{sum limits _{k=1}^n {(L_{ik} -L_{jk} )^2} }, end{aligned} (1 where (L_{ik}) denotes the characteristic k of learner i and n is the number of characteristics of the learner.
[ 16] Based on their work Cervero [ 17] developed a model that suggested that the type of change, the educational intervention, the personal characteristics of the learner, and the work environment in which the potential adopter was located affected adoption.
In order to provide recommendations, PLORS finds the neighbors of a learner who have similar characteristics.
These other similar learners build the neighborhood of a learner and are learners with similar characteristics (i.e., learning styles, prior knowledge, expertise level and performance).
The approach to find the neighborhood of a learner is advanced as it is considering different characteristics of the learners such as their learning styles, prior knowledge, expertise level and performance within the course.
When teaching EBM, it is necessary to have a clear idea of the characteristics of EBM learners [ 20].
