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IMPORTANT FACTORS IN SELF-STUDYING
Student: 
Shokarimova Sevinch Shirinbekovna,
Yeoju Technical Institute in Tashkent
Supervisor:
Payziyeva Risolatkhon,
An English language teacher at Yeoju Technical Institute in Tashkent
Annotation: 
This article is dedicated to essential factors in self-studying process. Consistency, 
personal desire and being active learner are discussed as major aspects of self directed learning. Each 
aspectis described with the information based on researches, and real life examples.
Key words:
self studying, consistency, personal desire, being active learner
The world of education has variety of methods, which can help every person to enhance their 
knowledge and skills, regardless people’s age, level, and ability of receiving knowledge. One of that 
billions of methods is ‘Self-studying’. But what is it? What does it really mean? Is it effective? Can 
this method really change your level?
Sometimes people forget that people who are famous and successful today,were ordinary people 
like others a long time ago. Those people became successful because of the self-studying, because 
knowledge which people receive in schools or universities is not enough. People just obtain the basic 
knowledge in that places, but in order to develop knowledge, to succeed, or to make things that turns 
the globe, people use method of self studying. For instance, people like Abraham Lincoln, Charles 
Dickens, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, or Henry Ford became successful because of self-studying 
method.
Abraham Lincoln was a lifelong learner and avid reader. Most of his education he gained through 
self-teaching method.
Charles Dickens’ name, because of self-studying, became one of the most recognizable names in 
the realm of English Literature.
Thomas Edison also, likewise Abraham Lincoln, gained education through self directed learning. 
Later he developed his own systems of independent learning and self studying.
Albert Einstein was told he would never amount to anything and his future seemed bleak, but his 
natural talent for math and physics combined with his passion for knowledge, which he developed in 
self-studying method, proved the opposite.
Henry Ford spent much of his free time experimenting and self directed learning, in a small ma-
chine shop he had set up. Later he became a world-famous business leader and the owner of the Ford 
Motor Company.
These all examples show background of successful people, and it proves that you must not forget 
that they all were simple people as you. However, self-studying, after so many hard and consistently 
working years, showed its fruit and radically changed these people’s life. 
Firstly, let us start with the simple, but at the same time necessary thing as meaning of ‘Self-study-
ing’. Malcolm Knowles defines ‘self directed learning as: ‘A process by which individuals take the 
initiative, with or without the assistance of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating 
learning goals, identifying human and material recources for learning, and evaluating learning out-
comes’. It means that self-studying does not startwith doing exercises in the thing, which you lack in 
knowledge; however, it commences from self awareness. Before beginning self-studying you have to 
know: who are you?, what do you really want?, in what you lack in knowledge, experience, or talent?, 
what are your goals? After, only exactly answering these questions, you can realize and commence 
your self directed learning. 
Self-studying is powerful method, if you can keep consistency of your activities and habits. This does 
not mean practicing only once, then giving up everything, and start living as usual, again. It is all about 
hard-working and consistency. Darren Hardy mentions: ‘I’ll win because of the positive habits I’ve devel-

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oped, and because of the consistency I use in applying those habits’. These words claim that without con-
sistency and positive habits self-studying will not work. In addition, we should not forget these two things 
are basis of everything. Not only self-studying, but also being succesful require you these two things.
In the self-studying consistency plays one of the major roles. Everyone can tell: ‘I can do it. I will start 
working now’, after watching motivational video, or after reading really motivating book. This is great not 
waiting for a new day or new week for commencing something, and start acting now. However, their big 
problem is they commence doing all things now, and in huge proportions. For example, for being good 
reader, you have to read a lot and start doing it now. Nevertheless, it does not mean that you should finish 
one chapter or half of the book now. It does not matter that how you are passionated and enthusiastic now, 
you should start reading for five minutes a day. In this way you can keep consistency and after two weeks 
or one month reading everyday becomes a habit for you. In self-studying consistency works likewise in the 
example given before. You should commence exercising everyday for ten or fifteen minutes, for example. 
After one or two weeks you can increase time of studying day by day. 
Another major aspect of self-studying is personal desire. Of course, without this self-studying is 
meaningless. No one even your parents, teachers, or your best friends cannot force you to study.Those 
famous people mentioned before were not forced to study, so before commencing studying something 
or doing something you should determineyou really want to do it, or you are doing it just because some-
one told you. For instance, from the research, which we made, it was obvious that people’s attitude 
toward the subject, could not affect their self-studying. When I started studying in institute there was 
mathematics in our faculty, and most of students had no knowledgeof mathematics. I was also one of 
them, and I did not want to study mathematics just because I hate this subject through my whole life. 
However, after exams only from mathematics I had low score. Despite of the fact, that I was in the top 
of list of our group, and had overall more score than others, I wanted to increase my mathematics’ score. 
After this desire of learning mathematics appeared in me, I started self-studying, and worked hard at 
home, learnt everything, which was given by our teacher, every night. Finally, I did my best, and now 
I have not problems with mathematics, and I still cannot stand this subject. It shows that strong desire 
toward doing something can be first step of self-studying, and despite of your atitude, you can do it. 
Being active learner is essential in self directed learning. People learn and memorize more by 
being active learners, because they start thinking deeply and start finding connections between ideas. 
In self-studying by doing different exercises, and seeking for extra information in area of learning, 
people can understand deeper and better. As it is proved that people memorize more things by doing 
activities and group working, you can learn faster by doing several activities. In self-studying for 
activities you can find several sites with various activities in your area of interest.For example, for 
online activities you can use sites as Kahoot, Quizlet, or Bamboozle. While competing with your 
friends you also can practise your skills which you gained by self studying. For instance, in our group 
all students like competing with others, so we all try hard for being first and better than others. You 
can also use this method, and by this you not only practice things which you have learnt, but also by 
this you can exchange useful information and methods of learning with your competitors.
All things considered, as Kilney J. Oldster said: ‘ Self study is the most difficult learning method
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ology and it is rife with dangerous presentations, but also the most fruitful’. You should not hesitate 
proceeding self-studying. It can require you things which are hard to do, and it can take a big amount 
of time; however, at the end it is the most effective way, and by following all essential factors like 
consistency, personal desire and being active learner,a consistent and effective process of self-study 
can be achieved.