The term “Guided Discovery” refers to a teaching and learning environment where students are actively participating in discovering knowledge. ... The pedagogical underpinning is that if the students discover the knowledge, they will, in the process, have created and added to their own scaffolded understanding.

What is an example of guided discovery?

“I look up words to see if I've spelled them right.” “Whenever I ask my mom what a word means, she tells me to look it up.” “We used a Spanish dictionary a lot last summer when we went to Puerto Rico.” So begins a Guided Discovery of dictionaries.

Is guided discovery effective?

Guided discovery is regarded by many teachers as an important tool. It encourages independence, makes learning more memorable, and if analysis is done in groups is a meaningful communicative task. It is important, however, to understand that some learners are resistant to this approach.