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  2. List of autodidacts - Wikipedia

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    Charles Henry Davis was a self-educated [76] American astronomer [77] and rear admiral of the United States Navy. [78] He was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences [79] and he wrote many scientific books. [80] [81] Hua Luogeng was a self-taught Chinese mathematician. [82] Yakov Zeldovich, a Soviet physicist of Belarusian origin

  3. Autodidacticism - Wikipedia

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    Autodidacts are self-taught [1] humans who learn a subject-of-study's aboutness through self-study. [2] [3] This educative praxis (process) may involve, complement, or be an alternative to formal education. Formal education itself may have a hidden curriculum that requires self-study for the uninitiated.

  4. List of academic fields - Wikipedia

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    An academic discipline or field of study is known as a branch of knowledge. It is taught as an accredited part of higher education. A scholar's discipline is commonly defined and recognized by a university faculty. That person will be accredited by learned societies to which they belong along with the academic journals in which they publish ...

  5. Onomastics - Wikipedia

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    An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians. Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names.

  6. List of educational software - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of educational software that is computer software whose primary purpose is teaching or self ...

  7. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a single measure of whisky or other distilled spirit (used mostly in Scotland, derived from the Scots word 'hauf') fifty percent/0.5 times. large bottle of spirits ("a half of bourbon"), traditionally 1/2 of a US gallon, now the metric near-equivalent of 1750 mL; also "handle" as such large bottles often have a handle

  8. Self-learning - Wikipedia

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    Self-learning is a vital skill for students, offering numerous advantages over traditional educational methods. Here are some key benefits: Encourages Independent Thinking Self-learning promotes critical thinking and problem-solving, as learners must navigate through information, analyze content, and reach conclusions without constant guidance ...

  9. List of language self-study programs - Wikipedia

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    Universities use self-study programs for less-commonly taught languages, where having professors is not feasible. [4] [5] Self-study programs are available on paper, audio files, video files, smartphone apps, computers, or any combination. [6] This list is limited to programs that teach four or more languages.