INTRODUCTION
Discovery
learning is a technique of inquiry based learning and is considered a
constructivist based approach to education. It is supported by the work of
learning theorists and psychologists Jean piaget, Jerom Burner and Seymour
papert. Although this form of instruction has great popularity, there is some
debate in the literature concerning its efficacy
Discovery
learning
According to
Bruner, learning is an active process of discovery facilitated by existing
knowledge and ability of the learner. Discovery involves an internal
reorganization of previously know ideas in order to establish a better fit
between those ideas and the present situation. Bruner describes that the child
finds some sort of match between what he is doing and what he has already grasped
Bruner is chief proponent of
the discovery learning approach.
Discovery learning is an inquiry-base, constructivist process that takes place in problem solving
situations where the learner draws on his own past experience and existing
knowledge to discover facts and relationships to be learned. students interact with the world by exploring and
manipulating objects and by performing experiments.
Bruner proposes a new type of
curriculum suitable to his approach. It
is spiral curriculum. It is a type of curriculum in which students repeat the
study of a subject at different class levels , each time more deeply and at
higher difficulty level . Thus , the concepts initially introduced in simple
form at the elementary level are, in successive years, explored, developed, and
extended in increasingly sophisticated ways as the student matures and
develops.
Characteristics
· It is an inquiry-based approach.
· It takes places in problem solving
situations.
· Learners construct their own
knowledge.
· Learners apply their knowledge in new
situations.
· Emphasis is on the process and not on
the product.
· It is learner centred.
· Participated in the process in
important.
· It focuses on creating interest.
· It sees teacher as a facilitator.
Advantages
*Students learn
how to learn.
*It offers self-motivation.
*It encourages independent pacing of learners.
*It fosters creativity.
*It encourages curiosity.
*It ensure active involvement of learner.
*It develops problem solving skill in learners.
*It encourages active engagement.
*It develops problem solving skills.
Limitations
*It causes cognitive over load.
*It is difficult to organize successfully.
*It requires specially skilled teachers.
*Discovery project are resources intensive.
*It requires high pre-requisite knowledge on the part of learners.
CONCLUSION
Discovery learning is described an inquiry-based instruction and the
belief that learners are best educated when they discover facts about their
world for them selves . It involves inquiry-based learning as well as
constructivism.
REFERENCE
*Kauffman J M education deform, Lanham M D scarecrow press
*Brunner J S ``the act of discovery``
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