What is student agency? Student agency refers to learning through activities that are meaningful and relevant to learners, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated with appropriate guidance from teachers. To put it simply, student agency gives students voice and often, choice, in how they learn. https://www.renaissance.com/edwords/student-agency/
Autonomy:
Conceptualizing learner autonomy involves two factors:
An autonomous learner has developed the capacity to take at least some control over their learning; and
The learning environment provides opportunities for the learner to take control of their learning.
Developing capacity requires a set of personal qualities: confidence, motivation, taking and accepting responsibility, and ability to take initiative. It also involves a set of skills: academic, intellectual, personal and interpersonal. https://extra.shu.ac.uk/cetl/cpla/whatislearnerautonomy.html