Amanda Lisardo, Easton Perkins, Andrea Iverson, Joey Bowler

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.

 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

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

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

“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

 “Discovery Learning”. 30 January learning-bruner.html learning-bruner.html  Coffey, Heather. “Discovery Learning”. Learn NC. 05 February  Ewustu. Discovery Learning. 8 October February Ewustu