Twenty Years of Research on Advance Organizers: Assimilation Theory Is Still the Best Predictor of Results.

Mayer, Richard E.

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Publication Date: 1979-Apr

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Twenty Years of Research on Advance Organizers: Assimilation Theory Is Still the Best Predictor of Results.

Mayer, Richard E.

Instructional Science, v8 n2 p133-67 Apr 1979

Examines 44 published research studies involving advance organizers, and evaluates four specific predictions of assimilation theory. Analysis of the specific qualifications and specific predictions of assimilation theory suggests that assimilation theory is well supported by the results of advance organizer studies. (Author/RAO)

Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Instructional Design, Methods Research, Research Reviews (Publications), Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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