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Peer reviewedAusubel, David P. – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
Anderson, Spiro, and Anderson (EJ 189 658) assert that the author's assimilation theory of meaningful learning and retention is "hopelessly vague." Documented examination of these assertions indicates that they are unspecified, unsubstantiated, undocumented, and based on indisputable misrepresentation of published material and on logical…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Learning Theories
Download full textAusubel, David P. – 1970
In this third Occasional Paper in the Science series of The Science and Mathematics Education Information Analysis Center, Ausubel explains the nature and theoretical rationale of "organizers", abstract, general, and inclusive statements presented prior to new learning tasks to provide specific relevant anchoring ideas in the learner's…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum, Learning
Peer reviewedAusubel, David P. – Review of Educational Research, 1978
The most common criticism of advance organizers is that their definition and instructions for construction are vague. Ausubel's books and research articles offer a precise operational definition. Construction can only be described generally because it varies according to nature of learning material, age of learner, and learner's degree of…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Guidelines, Primary Sources, Recall (Psychology)
