LK PROF 8 : LOGIC OF THE WRITER

Based on the reading materials in LK PROF 6, fill the following form

What does the writer want you to What reasons/supporting evidence does the
believe? writer provide? Do they seem credible?

1. A significant advantage of the

discovery learning method is its Discovery learning allows learners to seek
capacity to motivate students. information that satisfies their natural
Discovery learning allows curiousity. It provides the opportunity for
learners to seek information that students to explore their desires and
satisfies their natural curiosity. consequently
creates a more engaging learning

environment (Based on the evidence)

In Hardy's (1967) archaeological study, the

2. Discovery learning increases students who were
student achievement when the taught with the discovery learning method
students are learning skills rather showed a positive significant difference in
than facts. achievement on pre- and post-tests
measuring anthropological understandings
over those
students taught using the lecture method.

(Based on the evidence)

In a study conducted by D.W. Hardy (1967),
the
students learning the principles of
archaeology and anthropology through the
discovery
3. Simply put, discovery learning method of an archaeological dig were better
makes learning fun (Schank & organizers of information, more active in the
Cleary, 1994). task of learning, and more highly motivated
than those who were taught in a traditional,
lecture method.

(Based on the evidence)

4. In terms of information retention, Alleman and Brophy (1992) conducted
discovery learning appears to be research with college students by asking
at least similar to the level found them to report memorable kindergarten
when using traditional teaching through eighth grade social studies activities.
methods and possibly increases More
information retention students recalled activities that involved
opportunities for experiential learning and
higher
order applications, characteristics of
discovery learning, than activities that
 involved
repetitive, low level seatwork. (Based on the

evidence)
5. The students learning the
It is easy to imagine that students find it a lot
principles of archaeology and
more fun to dig out artifacts
anthropology through the
from an archaeological dig and figure out that
discovery method of an
the children that lived near the school 2,000
archaeological dig were better
years ago played with rocks that they used as
organizers of information, more
marbles than it is to read the same fact in a
active in the task of learning, and
textbook.
more highly motivated than those
who were taught in a traditional,
lecture method.