Provide a discovery environment

Advantages

• • Encourages higher - lower-level thinking; students are required to analyze and synthesize information rather than memorize a little level facts

  • Provides intrinsic motivation (we're merely practicing in the task itself is rewarding) to discover the ”answer”

  • Usually result in increased retention of knowledge; students have processed the information and not simply memorized it

  • Develop the skills and attitudes essential for self - directed learning