Discovery learning has various definitions. At one end of the spectrum we find discovery learning in its simplest form. Learners can work together and learn from each others experiences.
Discovery learning is most noticeable in problem solving situations.
The learner calls on their past experience and prior knowledge to discover the new information or skills. It is a personal, internal, constructivist-style learning environment. Emphasis on discovery in learning has precisely the effect on the learner of leading him to be a constructionist, to organize what he is encountering in a manner not only designed to discover regularity and relatedness, but also to avoid the kind of information drift that fails to keep account of the uses to which information might have to be put. In the development of instructional systems that cause all students to think and work more creatively and to have a greater role in their own learning To encourage students to develop problem-solving strategies for confronting the unknown or unfamiliar. To increase the use and effectiveness of discovery learning by promoting the development of discovery learning courses, modules, laboratories and technology.