CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Learner is self-directed learning via nodes (content, source, people, groups) within network. Learning is passive : lears via external processes. Learned builds on personal experience (internal), active & social in the learning process.

Detailed explanation-2: -learning and peer tutoring are good examples that capture the essence of self-directed learning. A learning contract is commonly used as a tool to assist students in planning for their learning goals and learning actions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Self-directed learning has existed even from classical antiquity. For example, self-study played an important part in the lives of such Greek philosophers as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Other historical examples of self-directed learners included Alexander the Great, Caesar, Erasmus, and Descartes.