Self-study is an approach where students learn outside the classroom by utilizing school facilities for various curriculum activities. Students are helped by a teacher coordinator who assists, instructs, and evaluates their progress, allowing them to move at their own pace according to interests and abilities. There are different forms of self-study that students can choose from with teacher guidance. Self-study promotes independent thinking, allows learning at one's own pace and interests, and can facilitate interdisciplinary learning. However, it relies on the efficiency of the teacher coordinator and requires proper oversight to prevent students from neglecting their studies.

1. SELF STUDY APPROACH
MEANING
In Self Study approach the student learns
from outsidethe formal classroom.The
student utilizes the facilities of the school to
engage himself in a variety of activities
demanded by the curriculum being
transacted.For this, the student should get
the help of an individual teacher
coordinator who assists instructs and
evaluates the progress of the student.
The Self Study program permits individual
differencein the rate of learning progress,
thus allowing the learners to move forward
at their own pace in tune with their interests
and potentials.The fasterstudent needs
spend only a shorter period of time for

2. masteringthe course and can then move on
to some other area of interest.Those with
difficulties can extend the period for
completingthe course and more
opportunity for contacting the coordinator.
There are many forms of Self Study.
Students can choose the most appropriate
form with the guidance of the teacher.
Self-Study has curricular implications,
which can provide variety of interestand
scope to a person’s education.
Interdisciplinarystudent,often difficultto
carry out in a classroom setting,can be
facilitatedin the Self Study approach. The
same teacher-neednot have the same
schedulefor collaborating with a self-study
program.

3. ADVANTAGES
1. Self-Study promotes self-thinking and
creating among the learners
2. Through the Self-Study approach, the
learner can enjoy learning by way of
learning at his own pace and in tune
with his interests.
3. Self-learning promotes the habit of
extra reading among the learner.
4. Learning can be made life oriented.
5. Each learner has a choice of the
subject matter to be learned and this
will create readiness to learn.

4. DISADVANTAGES
1. Inefficiency of the teacher
coordinator will fail far porpose.
2. Lack of proper control over the
students may vitiate the freedom
to neglect of study