Ausubel's Meaningful Verbal Learning Theory

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Which process describes the situation where newly acquired knowledge combines with prior knowledge to enrich the understanding of both concepts?

Combinatorial Learning

What type of advance organizer presents new information in the form of a story to students?

Narrative

In which process do you already know a lot of examples of a concept but did not know the concept itself until it was taught?

Superordinate Learning

What is the major instructional tool proposed by David P. Ausubel?

Advance Organizer

Which type of advance organizer uses visuals like pictographs, descriptive patterns, concept patterns, and concept maps?

Graphic Organizer

What does Derivative Subsumption refer to?

New information is an example of a concept already learned.

What is the focus of Ausubel's theory?

Organization of the learner’s present knowledge

According to Ausubel, when does meaningful learning take place?

When the new idea is related to the learner's existing ideas

What is one of the important factors influencing learning in Ausubel's theory?

Quantity of information

What is an advance organizer according to Ausubel?

A way to provide a big picture or overview of a topic

What is subsumption according to Ausubel?

A process where new material is related to existing ideas in the cognitive structure

In Ausubel's theory, what must be done before new material can be effectively presented?

The student's cognitive structure must be strengthened

Learn about Ausubel's theory on how individuals acquire meaningful material through verbal presentations in a school environment, emphasizing the hierarchical organization of knowledge and the importance of relating new information to existing knowledge.

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