independent study
noun
: a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class
She is doing an independent study in Art History this semester.
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Their Gravity Sports Bra was ranked number one for overall control of movement in an independent study by the University of Portsmouth, scoring higher than 435 sports bras designed by major global brands despite having only a fraction of their budget.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The superintendent also noted that the data is less reliable among the independent student population because parents of students in independent study are not required to report their child’s vaccination status at all.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Image Outside New York, one of Mr. Childs’s passions was the American Academy in Rome, a center for independent study in the fine arts and humanities.
—David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Ramona Community Montessori School provides instruction to 262 transitional kindergarten through sixth-grade students and Mountain Valley Academy is an independent study school for 180 kindergarten through 12th-grade students this year.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The superintendent also noted that the data is less reliable among the independent student population because parents of students in independent study are not required to report their child’s vaccination status at all.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Image Outside New York, one of Mr. Childs’s passions was the American Academy in Rome, a center for independent study in the fine arts and humanities.
—David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Ramona Community Montessori School provides instruction to 262 transitional kindergarten through sixth-grade students and Mountain Valley Academy is an independent study school for 180 kindergarten through 12th-grade students this year.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Independent study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/independent%20study. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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