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| Ausubel defines cognitive structure as "individual's organization, stability, and clarity of knowledge in a particular subject matter field at any given time". The **cognitive structure**, if well organized, **enables faster learning** in terms of adding new ideas and structures to it. If it is unorganized or badly connected, the acquisition of new information will be more difficult. | Ausubel defines cognitive structure as "individual's organization, stability, and clarity of knowledge in a particular subject matter field at any given time". The **cognitive structure**, if well organized, **enables faster learning** in terms of adding new ideas and structures to it. If it is unorganized or badly connected, the acquisition of new information will be more difficult. | ||
| - | **Knowledge** is in assimilation theory organized hierarchically in a **pyramidal shape** where more **general ideas** and concepts appear **at the top** of the pyramid and get more and **more specific to the bottom** of it. **New knowledge is assimilated** in this hierarchy by **anchoring to already existing** more general concepts. The closer to the top of the pyramid an idea is, the more general it is and the longer is its life time. | + | **Knowledge** is in assimilation theory organized hierarchically in a **pyramidal shape** where more **general ideas** and concepts appear **at the top** of the pyramid and get more and **more specific to the bottom** of it. **New knowledge is assimilated** in this hierarchy **by anchoring** to already existing more general concepts. The closer to the top of the pyramid an idea is, the more general it is and the longer is its life time. |
| Ausubel distincts between //meaningful// and //rote learning//. **Meaningfull learning** is learning that **is well anchored and integrated** in the cognitive structure. **Rote learning** on the other hand represents knowledge that **remains unrelated and unanchored to existing concepts** and is therefore easily forgotten. Meaningfull learning won't occur unless the new **ideas are presented in a clear way** that enables their **relating with other ideas**, unless the learner already possesses those other ideas he can relate the new ones with and unless he actually makes an attempt to do so. If so, new ideas will remain anchored in his knowledge and if not, learning will remain rote. | Ausubel distincts between //meaningful// and //rote learning//. **Meaningfull learning** is learning that **is well anchored and integrated** in the cognitive structure. **Rote learning** on the other hand represents knowledge that **remains unrelated and unanchored to existing concepts** and is therefore easily forgotten. Meaningfull learning won't occur unless the new **ideas are presented in a clear way** that enables their **relating with other ideas**, unless the learner already possesses those other ideas he can relate the new ones with and unless he actually makes an attempt to do so. If so, new ideas will remain anchored in his knowledge and if not, learning will remain rote. | ||
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