Discovery learning in computer science

Exploring the development of high school students’ computational problem-solving strategies by utilizing three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds

“…b) The "discovery" instructional approach takes place inside a computer laboratory, in which students in several tasks are initially invited to read small programs, to answer questions about its function to apply constructs and concepts to predict, for example, movements of objects, by integrating "behavior" using programming constructs so that compare and control their responses by running such programs. If their predictions do not correspond to the actual results, the CS instructor can ask students to explain/substantiate their answers reasonably (Baldwin, 1996).…”