RESOURCES

DISCOVERY
LEARNING

http://www.siemensscienceday.
com/
https://es.pinterest.com/steves
pangler/hands-on-learningactivities/
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Anglica Yac
Pamela Gonzlez
Virginia Moreno

March 28th 2015

DISCOVERY
LEARNING
Discovery learning
encompasses an instructional
model and strategies that
focus on active, hands-on
learning opportunities for
students. Learning involves
hands-on activities, working
in groups, completing
projects, being assessed
using performance-based
assessment, becoming selfreliant, and engaging in selfdirected inquiry. Discovery

Three main attributes

(BicknellHolmes & Hoffman,
2000):
Through exploration and problem
solving
students
create,
integrate,
and
generalize
knowledge
Student
driven,
interest-based
activities which the student
determines the sequence and
frequency
Activities to encourage integration
of new knowledge into the
learners existing knowledge
base

The
five
major
differences
between discovery learning and
traditional learning are (Bonwell,
1998; Mosca &Howard 1997; Papert,
2000):
Learning is active rather than
passive
Learning is process-based rather
than fact-based
Failure is important
Feedback is necessary
Understanding is deeper
Discovery learning can be facilitated
through
various
strategies,
or
architectures, in the classroom.

Essentially there are five

basic architectures found in
discovery learning.