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Taking ownership of one’s own learning and thereby constructing knowledge is the major aim of education. An autonomy-supportive learning environment helps the learners to take independent decisions, encourage self-initiation, and provide opportunities to share their thoughts and feelings. To promote autonomy amongst learners, firstly teachers must be aware of the need for freedom in learning and teaching, why teachers have to be professionally autonomous, and how teachers can empower the learners for bringing autonomy in learning. When learners become responsible for their learning, they become autonomous learners; however, the capacity to take charge of one’s learning is not an instinct but it must be taught. Thus, the role of the teacher in fostering autonomy amongst learners is a topic that needs to be discussed; as there is a misconception that autonomy in learning happens in the absence of teachers. This paper attempt to elucidate autonomy in learning with the help of selfdetermination theory and also explains how the primary scaffolder in the classroom, the teacher, can assist learners for autonomy.
self-initiation, autonomy in learning, self-determination theory, scaffolder and knowledge construction
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