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The psychologist Jerome Bruner proposed discovery teaching in the middle of the 20thcentury by suggesting that knowing is a process distinct from simply accumulating the wisdom of science in textbooks. He suggested that all learners are problem solvers who interact with the natural world to test ideas and propose patterns through personal discovery (Hassard & Dias, 2009).
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Discovery Learning (Teaching). In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_32
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