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Definition discovery learning in American English

discovery learning noun

[uncountable] noun
/dɪsˈkʌv(ə)ri ˌlɜrnɪŋ/
1

a way of learning in which students find things out for themselves

Example

With discovery learning, you work freely on learning tasks with very little guidance.

Synonyms and related words
acquisition advanced assimilation
1.1

a method of language teaching in which students are presented with examples from which they work out rules

Example

In the world of language acquisition, discovery learning has become synonymous with communicative language teaching.

Synonyms and related words
affective filter audiolingualism CLIL
Definition discovery learning in American English