Jerome Brunner - Discovery Learning

Brunner found that children learn and retain information when given the opportunity to discover it on their own when they interact with their surroundings. He also felt that “teachers support discovery learning by providing opportunities for exploring and manipulating objects and doing experiments.” Robyler (2006), p. 39.

Principles of discovery learning:
1. Instruction must be concerned with the experiences and contexts that make the student willing and able to learn (readiness).
2. Instruction must be structured so that it can be easily grasped by the student (spiral organization).
3. Instruction should be designed to facilitate extrapolation and or fill in the gaps (going beyond the information given). http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.html

References
Jerome Brunner. Retrieved July 12, 2007 from http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.html
Roblyer, M.D. (2006). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.