independent study
Student-designed learning project
Independent study is a course of learning pursued outside the regular classroom structure, typically with minimal supervision.
A student designs their own curriculum or follows a self-directed plan, meeting periodically with an instructor for guidance: She did an independent study on Victorian poetry her senior year.
The format suits topics too specialized for standard course offerings.
- autodidacticismPractice of self-instruction
- self-teachingInstructing oneself without guidance
- self-motivationInner push to act
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
- homeschoolingFamily-directed academic instruction
online courses · self-taught · deep dive · rabbit hole · self-paced learning · solo project · research journals · asynchronous learning · academic research · reading list · goal-setting · learning curve · time management · lifelong learning · personal growth · remote education · critical thinking · skill acquisition
- schoolworkhomework, assignment, assignments, reading, essays
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- Alternative Learningvocational school, trade school, technical school, homeschool, online course
- college coursesbiology, calculus, chemistry, physics, quantum physics
- course of studymajor, minor, degree, diploma, certificate
- school programsAP, honors, scholarship, honors program, AP classes
independent studyseminar
Group discussion for learning
classroom instruction · workshop · lecture · required course · core curriculum
independent studygroup project
Collaborative academic assignment
collaborative learning · group work · study group · peer learning · class discussion