A Review on development of Self-directed learning

Introduction: Self-directed learning development and promotion is one of the major goals of higher education. Since the students are expected to reach a level of individual competence at which they can detect and meet their educational needs without necessarily being in a special educational system and ultimately they can evaluate their learning. Methods: This research is a review on some articles published about self-directed learning in 1990-2008. Results: literature review showed that self-directed learning has had an ascending growth, and this trend is continuing. Conclusion: Recently remarkable attention has been paid to self-directed learning and basic education for its promotion due to its benefits.