Meaning of self-directed in English:

self-directed

adjective

1(of an emotion, statement, or activity) directed at one's self.
‘she grimaces with a bitter self-directed humour’
- ‘Suppressed aggression toward others became self-directed aggression and self-punishment.’
- ‘This type of humor has been perpetuated and modified in the literature to elaborate the self-directed humor of those who have transitioned from one mode of existence to another.’
- ‘Indeed, if the analogy were pursued to its logical conclusion, we might well envision the phenomenon of self-directed humor of the oppressed as contributing to the perpetuation of the oppression.’
- ‘However, this apparent irreverence toward the subject, an irreverence that is sometimes self-directed (which is the very definition of humor), is only Struth's lightness of being.’
2(of an activity) under one's own control.
‘this gives learners guidance in their self-directed learning’
- ‘Each chapter includes numerous self-directed study activities that reinforce both active and passive learning.’
- ‘The focus of the survey was to identify what self-directed learning activities were being used in their curriculum.’
- ‘In adult learning orientation, learners are responsible for their own learning, and they use self-learning modules in self-directed study.’
- ‘The company's trading platform enables the active investor to enter self-directed orders by providing automatically updated real time market information, rapid trade execution and rapid trade confirmation.’
- ‘They become arenas of self-directed activity that fulfil individual and collective needs.’
- ‘In the second case, the changes are intelligible, the result of self-directed activity.’
- ‘As such it may promote self-directed learning, facilitate communication with students, enable active engagement with the course content, and create opportunities for students to be knowledge builders.’
- ‘Patient advocacy and self-directed learning are requisite to achieving professionalism as a pharmacist.’
- ‘Older and wiser, efforts have since been made to make up the deficit with self-directed study of the more interesting compounds.’
- ‘Participants will select a specific area or topic for a self-directed project.’
- ‘On-campus activities include presentations, panel discussions, self-directed learning, and use of guest speakers.’
- ‘This kit contains a self-directed learning manual plus a trainer's manual and video.’
- ‘The educational process should promote life-long learning through emphasis on active, self-directed learning and the fostering of ethical responsibility for maintaining and enhancing professional competence.’
- ‘The survey and free response results, however, clearly indicated that the project and the completed website promoted active, self-directed learning, and positive practices for acquiring knowledge, skills and values.’
- ‘These fathers are overworked, but their jobs offer them flexibility in scheduling and self-directed tasks that allow - even invite - father involvement.’
- ‘Allowing the student to access supplemental information promotes greater understanding of the therapeutic area and supports the development of self-directed learning.’
- ‘Problem-based learning serves to enhance such skills as problem-solving, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and self-directed learning.’
- ‘This involved a significant and unreasonable time commitment for the instructor and was less congruent with principles of self-directed learning’
- ‘We need to provide systematic training in the acquisition of skills in self-assessment that are fundamental to self-directed study.’
- ‘Commanders should encourage, even demand, professional education and self-directed study programs.’
1. 2.1(of a person) showing initiative and the ability to organize oneself.
  ‘At one end of the continuum were the self-directed people.’
  ‘The benefits of a self-directed team were realized when the initial test efforts identified some hardware flaws.’
  ‘It produces self-directed individuals who have learned how to acquire new skills without constant supervision or coercion.’
  ‘As a result, behavioral and motivational difficulties are creating unprecedented classroom management problems for teachers who are more accustomed to teaching older, self-directed adults.’
  ‘They were totally self-directed and had a vision not only of the production but of the bigger picture of what it meant for their lives.’
  ‘It will take them some practice, some experience, and some mentoring and coaching from older students and teachers, to thrive as self-directed students.’
  ‘They are self-directed and set their own goals and standards.’
  ‘They are self-directed and exude a higher level of self-esteem than others.’
  ‘The burning question for the newly self-directed team, however, was whether it could ramp up sales in a company that had been tainted by bankruptcy.’
  ‘Self-development, when applied with clear commitment from top management, aims to solve poor transfer of training by developing more motivated and self-directed employees.’
  ‘She will augment the school's mission to foster the growth of healthy and self-directed children.’
  ‘However, this assumption is based on the belief that most students do not come to class with the skills, abilities, or maturity to be motivated self-directed learners.’
  ‘Allow campers to be self-directed in some activities.’