Discovery Learning Discovery learning is perhaps the most fundamental form of inquiryoriented learning. It is based on the Eureka!

! I have found it! approach. The focus of discovery

learning is not on finding applications for knowledge but, rather, on constructing knowledge
from experiences. As such, discovery learning employs reflection as the key to understanding.
The teacher introduces an experience in such a way as to enhance its relevance or meaning, uses
a sequence of questions during or after the experience to guide students to a specific conclusion,
and questions students to direct discussion that focuses on a problem or apparent contradiction.
Employing inductive reasoning, students construct simple relationships or principles from their
guided observations.

Levels of inquiry: Hierarchies of pedagogical practices and

inquiry processes
Carl J. Wenning, Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4560 Email: wenning@phy.ilstu.edu (7 april 2009, 11.17).