Empowering Students through a Self-Directed Learning Pedagogy in Mathematics Education

Abstract

Mathematics is important subject in our daily life. It is taught in school level all over the world. Nowadays students are indifferent towards learning mathematics. Those indifferences are related to learning strategy in mathematics teaching. The main purpose of this study is introduce Self-Directed Learning (SDL) pedagogy in the context of mathematics education. The research employed a qualitative document analysis methodology, synthesizing information from diverse sources to explore a self-directed learning pedagogy through the development of conceptual and theoretical categories. We have prepared different theme related to self-directed learning such as concept of self-directed learning, nature of self-directed learning, mathematics and self-directed learning, role of SDL learners and teacher, philosophical underpinning of SDL, SDL models in practice, self-directed learning and its strategy. From those themes, we concluded that SDL is a teaching and learning pedagogy that encourages students to utilize their imaginative and intuitive abilities, fostering mindfulness, constructiveness, critical thinking, independence, cooperativeness, confidentiality, and autonomy, and promoting self-motivation, self-management, and self-monitoring. Moreover, Self-Directed Learning (SDL) is a self-directed pedagogy that encourages students to take charge of their education, focusing on engaging, creative, and independent learning methods. Under those themes self-directed emphasizes in fostering autonomy, creativity, and active engagement, while acknowledging the need for more specific models and stages for effective implementation in school mathematics education.