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| - | Assimilation theory is one of the [[learning_paradigms:cognitivism#learning_theories|cognitivist learning theories]] developed by an American educational psychologist [[http://www.davidausubel.org/|David Ausubel]] during 1960s. According to Ausubel, learner's cognitive structure and its development are central to learning. Cognitive structure is, in his own words "hierarchically organized in terms of **highly inclusive concepts** under which are **subsumed less inclusive subconcepts** and informational data". Learning, according to Ausubel's theory, occurs through **development** of **new cognitive structures** that will hold newly acquired information. | + | Assimilation theory is one of the [[learning_paradigms:cognitivism#learning_theories|cognitivist learning theories]] developed by an American educational psychologist [[http://www.davidausubel.org/|David Ausubel]] during 1960s. According to Ausubel, learner's cognitive structure and its development are central to learning. Cognitive structure is, in his own words "//hierarchically organized in terms of **highly inclusive concepts** under which are **subsumed less inclusive subconcepts** and informational data//". Learning, according to Ausubel's theory, occurs through **development** of **new cognitive structures** that will hold newly acquired information. |
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| A successful **instructional process** is **dependent both on learner and teacher**. In order to fulfill meaningful learning requirements **learner has to have crucial higher level concepts** that will serve as anchoring sites (**subsumers**) or has to be provided with appropriate organizers. **The teacher** then first has to **present learning material in an organized and structured manner**, continue with sufficient amount of practice in form of applications of learned material in order to facilitate its assimilation. | A successful **instructional process** is **dependent both on learner and teacher**. In order to fulfill meaningful learning requirements **learner has to have crucial higher level concepts** that will serve as anchoring sites (**subsumers**) or has to be provided with appropriate organizers. **The teacher** then first has to **present learning material in an organized and structured manner**, continue with sufficient amount of practice in form of applications of learned material in order to facilitate its assimilation. | ||
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| + | Critics of Ausubel's theory often reflect the fact that he doesn't describe construction of organizers so different researches provide different results of their efficiency. | ||
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| * **Association learning theory**, **cognitive structure**, **concepts**, **subconcepts**, **hierarchy**, **anchoring**, **obliterative subsumption**, **meaningful learning**, **rote learning**, **subsumer**, **organizer** | * **Association learning theory**, **cognitive structure**, **concepts**, **subconcepts**, **hierarchy**, **anchoring**, **obliterative subsumption**, **meaningful learning**, **rote learning**, **subsumer**, **organizer** | ||
| * [[http://www.davidausubel.org/|David Ausubel]] | * [[http://www.davidausubel.org/|David Ausubel]] | ||
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| - | Critics of Ausubel's theory often reflect the fact that he doesn't describe construction of organizers so different researches provide different results of their efficiency. | ||
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