self-generated learning
nounUK /ˌself ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˌself ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
Learning that you start and do by yourself.
Reading books about space on her own was a kind of self-generated learning.
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2. Knowledge you build without a teacher telling you what to do.
His self-generated learning about bugs came from watching them in the garden.
3. The act of making your own lessons or study plan.
She practiced self-generated learning by setting weekly goals for herself.
4. Learning that comes from your own questions and ideas.
The project encouraged self-generated learning, so students chose their own topics.