Exploratory learning is a student-centered approach that encourages creative thinking, hands-on learning, and reflection. It allows students to discover relationships between new and existing knowledge through less structured exploration and experimentation. Key characteristics include open-ended learning, out-of-the-box thinking, developing innovative and creative skills, and reflective evaluation. Exploratory learning is effective because it enhances student achievement, provides opportunities for social interaction important for cognitive development, and teaches generalized problem-solving skills.

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ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: EXPLORATORY
LEARNING
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
Mr.MURUGADAS R DRISHYA M MURALI
Asst.Professor 2nd
B.Ed. Geography
Emmanuel college of B.Ed. training Roll no 25
SUBMITTED ON: 11/09/2018

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INDEX
SL NO CONTENT PAGE NO
1 Introduction 3
2 Content 4-9
3 Conclusion 10
4 Reference 10

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INTRODUCTION
“A process that leads to change, which occurs as
a result of experience and increases the potential
of improved performance and future learning”
[SUSAN AMBROSS]
Human brain is immensely complex and still
somewhat of a mystery. Learning is a primary
function of brain. Thus learning is the acquisition of
knowledge or skills through study, experience, or
being taught .The ability to learn possessed by
humans, animals and some machines .In the context
of classroom teaching and learning is very
important processes. There are various methods and
techniques used to learn and teach more effectively.
Exploratory learning is an important technique in
the idea of constructivism .This assignment tries to
deal with various aspects of exploratory learning.

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EXPLORATORY LEARNING
Exploratory learning is a relatively new
approach to education that places an emphasis on
more student involvement in the classroom. It is a
student centred pedagogy. It encourages students to
think creatively, experience key concepts and learn
how to reflect on what they learn.
Thus exploratory learning can be defined as
an approach to teaching and learning that
encourages learners to examine and investigate new
material with the purpose of discovering
relationships between existing background
knowledge and unfamiliar content and concepts.
An approach to teaching and training that
encourages the learner to explore and experiment to
uncover relationship, with much less of a focus on
didactic training. Exploratory learning does not
necessarily mean an unguided or unconstrained
learning environment, but does mean that leaners
may discover unexpected lessons and reach
conclusions following various paths.

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Exploratory learning approaches are considered
most appropriate for teaching generalized thinking
and problem solving skills and may not be the best
approach for such things as memorization.
Exploratory learning familiarly known as out of the
box thinking .Innovative thinking, creativity and
exploration are the key elements of the learner’s
experience of the designs.
The power of exploratory learning is three fold.
Exploration is very effective at uncovering
for new ideas, innovative connections and
expensive ranges of high value possibilities.
These processes over time allow learners to
build and implement wide ranging exploratory-
discovery capabilities.
Exploratory learning design may support
substantial shifts in perspectives, core
assumptions and shift the learner away from
habitual and conditioned approaches.

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Exploratory learning processes may be specifically
targeted to reward the learner with exciting insights
about a broad range of professional and personal
challenges. Generally, these potential targets fall
into one of two categories.
First is the category for which new ways of
looking at a challenge, and an increase in
opportunities, is likely to be very valuable. Second
is the category for which a significant shift away
from the habitual, routine and tried-and-true
perspectives is found to be very valuable. At the end
of the processes, the realisation value of some sort
is paramount .Exploratory learning excels at
supporting high value outcomes because a crucial
intrinsic feature of the process is reflective
evaluation. Exploratory learning is a very strong
aid to learning more about what purpose drives the
learner. Likewise, the processes can support
powerful investigations into what are possible
richest, most powerful values, visions, and missions
of the learner.

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Collaborative applications make possible rich
experiences of interdisciplinary and interpersonal
problem solving, team creativity and team
innovation. Many people think that it may very
hard. At first, because the applications are designed
to decouple learners from routine approaches,
exploratory learning may seem unfamiliar, may be
a little foreign and strange.Yet,because the
processes implement a form of play and because
they are directed at uncovering valuable
possibilities rather than singular answers, the
learners adaptive curve is usually quite short.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPLORATORY
LEARNING
Open ended process.
Out of box thinking.
Develop innovative and creative thinking.
Reflective Evaluation.
Aimed at transformation.
Exciting Insights.
Shift learner from habitual and conditional
approaches.

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WHY THE EXPLORATORY LEARNING
BECAME MORE EFFECTIVE
Exploratory learning will be a more
effective way of learning. Because cognitive
development is limited to a certain range at any
given age. The exploratory learning will enhance
the student’s achievement. Exploratory learning
provide opportunities for social interaction. Full
cognitive development requires social interaction.
Hence it is fruitful strategy of learning.

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CONCLUSION
Exploratory learning is an effective way of
learning. Because the exploratory learning
enhances the students achievements. And also
provide the opportunities for social interactions and
it make more cognitive development. It is very
effective to teach and learn generalised thinking and
problem solving. Thus it is an effective way of
teaching.
REFERENCE
P.K Sudheeshkumar,Social studies in the
classroom trends and methods,scoroio
publications
Edutechwiki.unige
www.igi-global.com

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