self-teaching
adjectiveUK /ˌself ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
US /ˌself ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
Learning things by yourself without a teacher.
Her self-teaching skills helped her learn to play the guitar in just a few months.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method or system that teaches itself, such as a computer program that improves without human help.
The self-teaching software adjusted its settings automatically as it learned from new data.
3. The act or process of learning something on your own, without formal instruction.
Self-teaching requires a lot of curiosity and discipline.
4. Describing materials or tools designed to help someone learn without a teacher.
This self-teaching workbook includes answers so you can check your own progress.