self-directed
adjectiveUK /ˌself.daɪˈrek.tɪd/
US /ˌself.daɪˈrek.tɪd/
Able to decide and do things on your own without someone telling you what to do.
She is a self-directed learner who teaches herself new things every day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Guided or controlled by oneself rather than by an outside force.
The project was a self-directed effort with no teacher involved.
3. Aimed at oneself, as in a feeling or action turned inward.
He felt a self-directed anger after making the mistake.
4. Describing learning in which the student chooses what and how to study.
Self-directed study lets students follow their own interests.