PEDAGOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ORGINIZING INDEPENDENT LEARNING
Abstract
Independent education, also referred to as self-directed or autonomous learning, represents a pedagogical process in which learners consciously take responsibility for their cognitive and professional development through active, purposeful, and reflective engagement with educational content. The concept is grounded in the fundamental assumption that education is not merely the transmission of information from teacher to student, but rather a dynamic interaction between the learner and their environment, wherein knowledge is actively constructed rather than passively received. From this theoretical standpoint, independent learning encompasses the development of intellectual autonomy, critical reasoning, and self-regulation, all of which contribute to the formation of a self-sufficient, reflective, and adaptable personality capable of life-long learning in an ever-changing social and technological context.
Keywords
independent learning, self-direction, humanistic, mental, scaffolding, e-learning technologies, LMS, ZDP, pedagogical interventions, sociocultural.
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