Learner's autonomy
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8. “Learner autonomy is primarily a matter of learners’ psychological
relation to the process and content of learning a capacity for
detachment, critical reflection, decision-making and independent
action”
9. what?
It can be conceptualised as the capacity of the individual to engage
in
“Critical reflection, decision making and willingness to act and
experiment on one’s own.”
“It may be defined as the ability to take personal or self regulated
responsibility for learning.
10. “According to little “learner autonomy is primarily a matter of learners’ psychological relation to the
process and content of learning a capacity for detachment, critical reflection, decision-making and
independent action.
When a learner actively participates in the learning process and gets hold of every opportunity to
learn and learn more, he she is presumed the signs of autonomous learner.
It is the responsibility of people around the learner to remove the barriers and impediments that
may discourage the learner.Even sometimes passive support enhances self-confidence and puts
the learners on an independent path.
11. In amatch box learner autonomy could imply the
learner taking charge of his/her learning in certain
aspects from diverse sources. The term learner
autonomy has come to be used in several ways.
Situations in which learners study independently
Set of skills which can be utilised after learning in self-
directed learning
An inborn capacity which is suppressed by institutional
education
The exercise of learner’s to determine the direction of
their own learning
12. What is not learners
autonomy?
Does not necessarily refer to self-
instruction
It does not mean that intervention or
initiative on the part of a teacher is
prohibited
It is not something teachers do to the
students
It is not a single identifiable behaviour
It is not a ready state achieved by all
learners once and for all
13. Do accountability and
autonomy go hand in hand
in here too?
Today children are tomorrow citizen, parents
Society has an interest in ensuring that they
are well prepared for constructive roles and
that they share an understanding of the
virtues and customs required by a free and
just society.
Autonomous schools works with
accountability . Autonomy comes with
accountability and without autonomy makes
no sense. Both autonomy and accountability
can exist together and one gives meaning to
others
14. factors
● Ability to take responsibility
● Personal constructs
● Teacher supports
● Peer supports
● Availability and flexibility in
language environment
15. How to promote it?
● Choice
● Motivation
● Perceived competence
● Self assessment (thought - got)
● Perceived control’
● Arise awareness ( what have we
learnt?)
● Don’t give answers