Self-paced Learning and Scientific Method Srdjan Verbić

Giftedness isn’t enough Science endeavor is too fractal for 1D talent.

How many medal winners have won the Nobel prize?

What is our motivation? ResponsibilityIndependency Learning skills

Extracurricular ≠ Alternative curriculum teaching  guiding assessing  tracking

Scientific method Local horizon of discovery

Self-paced Learning and Scientific The required condition for self-paced learning is not a talent but motivation. Science endeavor is too broad to be trained like a discipline where only one ability matters. That is why students' science competitions fail to prove their relevance. Guiding and tracking motivated students is a hard challenge for mentors. Experience of Petnica Science Center shows that students' responsibility for their own learning is crucial for dynamics of learning through research. Great advantage of research-based learning is that "discoveries" can be local and adjustable for students of all backgrounds.