Discovery Learning

1. Discovery Learning Amanda Lisardo, Easton Perkins , Andrea Iverson, Joey Bowler

2. Discovery learning is an active process of inquiry-based instruction that encourages learners to build on prior knowledge through experience and to search for new information and relationships based on their interests.

3. History • Discovery Learning is a natural learning process • Psychologist and cognitive learning theorist Jerome Bruner (1967) first outlined the principles of discovery learning • Professional teachers and Psychologist have found that Discovery Learning is a vital part of teaching special needs kids

4. Types of Discovery Learning

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzVPJoxk3MY

6. Experiments Physical Mental

7. Problem-based learning • Learning is driven by challenging, open-ended problems. • Students work in small collaborative groups. • Teachers take on the role as "facilitators" of learning.

8. Pros Cons • encourages active engagement • promotes motivation • promotes autonomy, responsibility, independence • the development of creativity and problem solving skills. • a tailored learning experience • creation of cognitive overload • potential misconceptions • teachers may fail to detect problems and misconceptions

9. “You can’t teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them where they can find what they need to know when they need to know it.” - Seymour Papert

10. Work Cited • “Discovery Learning”. 30 January 2010. http://www.learning-theories.com/discovery-learning-bruner.html • Coffey, Heather. “Discovery Learning”. Learn NC. 05 February 2010. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/5352 • Ewustu. Discovery Learning. 8 October 2008. 05 February 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzVPJoxk3MY