What is autonomy? Autonomy is defined as the ability to make one's own decisions without being influenced by anyone else. (Longman Dictionary, Contemporary English) Autonomy is an individual's ability to self-determine or self-govern. Another distinction can be made between autonomy as the simple ability to make decisions and autonomy as an ideal. When autonomy functions as an ideal, agents who do not meet certain criteria for having made a decision are considered non-autonomous with respect to that decision. (Dryden, J., 2010). As we can see from these concepts, autonomy is the freedom, capacity and ability that a human being has to make a decision. It's doing things on our own, without asking for help. In the school context, autonomy is the ability to learn, work and practice on your own, in this way you will become an autonomous learner. What is independent learning? Independent learning, also called student-centered learning or flexible learning (Taylor, 2000), refers to changing focus in the classroom from teacher to student (or from teaching to learning). 'learning). This is based on a constructivist theory of learning (see How Students Learn 4) in which each student constructs their own understanding based on their prior knowledge and current learning experiences (Kember, 1997). Independent learning is the ability that someone demonstrates to understand, learn or approach a subject, topic or anything else, in their own way. It doesn't matter if it's about learning to play an instrument or if it's school related. This method is used so that the student feels autonomous and responsible for their own learning. The teacher must provide activities, but the student is responsible...... middle of paper ......the school, the teaching community, the students' parents and the students will have expectations on the roles of a teacher expected to perform. These expectations may be very different from the teacher's roles that facilitate learner responsibility, and if so, changing them will require a great deal of patience and caution. (A Scharle - ‎2000) The role of the teacher has undergone many changes over time, as new models are implemented in schools, the requirements are constantly changing. In independent learning, the teacher had to provide the materials, but the student is solely responsible for the progress of the lessons. In this case, the teacher plays the role of facilitator or advisor, which means that he had to facilitate the material, but he is not responsible for all the work, the student can communicate his opinion, and the teacher has to help him, without doing all the work.