This document discusses the principles of discovery in learning. It defines discovery as making a new finding or gaining a productive insight. It explains that discovery allows students to feel accomplished when they are able to solve problems or discover relationships with little teacher assistance. When students discover solutions independently, both their cognitive and affective states are engaged, resulting in strong learning impacts. Technology tools for learning can provide students with limitless opportunities for discovery by accessing vast information online and using different presentation formats.
2. What is discovery?
• the act of discovering something.
• a productive insight.
• make a new finding.
3. Principles of Discovery:
• This is what psychologist’ term as the “Aha!”
experience.
• Students are elated the thought of being able
to discover by themselves the solutions to
problems related to their topics and
assignments.
• They feel so accomplished if they are able to
discover a process, a relationship or a pattern
of behavior with the least assistance from
their teacher.
4. • This is a situation where genuine learning
happens. The cognitive and affective states of
the students are being involved and so the
impact is very strong.
• With ICT’s as the tools for learning, students
can be afforded with limitless discoveries.
• Aside from the vast information that
students can gather from the Web, they are
also offered with vast presentation formats
in software which they can avail of to
enhance their learning.
5. • They can be guided to discover relationships
which will prove to be very impressive on
them.
• They may also learn that they can collaborate
with their counterparts in the world thru chat
or e-mail.
• They can access the works of others and can
learn from them.
• They may also discover that they can upload
their own researches and projects in the
Wiki’s and Blogs.