Definition of self-directive
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: self-directed sense 1
self-directive learning The core aspect of the definition of "play" is that it's self-directive. You're deciding what you're going to do with whatever you're interacting with.— Jeri Kayser
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: self-directed sense 3
self-directive learners My mom was very much about being self-directive as a woman and not finding your identity in who you were with.— Cate Blanchett
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The first known use of self-directive was in 1855
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