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ERIC Number: EJ407863
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Do Advance Organizers Facilitate Learning? A Review of Subsumption Theory.
McEneany, John E.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v23 n2 p89-96 Win 1990
A review of four studies conducted by Ausubel raises serious doubts about the efficacy of advance organizers under a variety of circumstances. In addition, this review questions the adequacy of definitions for two central notions of subsumption theory (discriminability and advance organizer). (IAH)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Literature Reviews, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: David P Ausubel