It 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.
Types of Discovery
Learning
Experiments
Exploration
Simulation-based
learning
Webquests
Inquiry-Based
Learning
Problem-based
learning
Actively engages students in
the learning process.
Motivates students to
participate in class.
Encourages autonomy
and independence.
Promotes the development
of creativity and
problem-solving skills.
The learner interacts with the world around
them all the while exploring and questioning
during experimentation and the use of trial
and error.
Teachers give a problem to their
students and set their students free
to solve it on their own, discovering as
they go..
It ensures higher
levels of retention.
Instructors need to be well prepared and
anticipate the questions they may receive, and
be able to provide the right answers or
guidelines.