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| * A successful **instructional process** is **dependent both on learner and teacher**. Ausubel referred to the process of teaching as //expository teaching// (teacher centered approach, the teacher presents the concepts and ideas a student should learn) and to learning as //reception learning// (the teacher "places" new ideas in context of learners cognitive structure), yet he notices that learning won't occur unless the student makes an **active attempt** to relate new material to the already acquired knowledge. | * A successful **instructional process** is **dependent both on learner and teacher**. Ausubel referred to the process of teaching as //expository teaching// (teacher centered approach, the teacher presents the concepts and ideas a student should learn) and to learning as //reception learning// (the teacher "places" new ideas in context of learners cognitive structure), yet he notices that learning won't occur unless the student makes an **active attempt** to relate new material to the already acquired knowledge. | ||
| - | * Prior knowledge is the key to what will be learned next. In order to fulfill meaningful learning requirements **learner has to have crucial higher level concepts** (prior knowledge) that will serve as anchoring sites (**subsumers**) for new knowledge or he has to be provided with appropriate organizers. | + | * **Prior knowledge** is the key to what will be learned next. In order to fulfill meaningful learning requirements learner has to have crucial higher level concepts (prior knowledge) that will **serve as anchoring sites** (subsumers) for new knowledge or he has to be provided with appropriate organizers. |
| - | * After assuring student has required prior knowledge, the **teacher** has to **present learning material in an organized and structured manner** (starting from more general concepts and then going to more details), cross reference old and new ideas using different teaching aids or charts, continue with sufficient amount of practice in form of applications of learned material in order to facilitate its assimilation. | + | * After assuring student has required prior knowledge, the teacher has to **present learning material in an organized and structured manner** (starting from more general concepts and then going to more details), cross reference old and new ideas using different teaching aids or charts, continue with sufficient amount of practice in form of applications of learned material in order to facilitate its assimilation. |
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