Schema Activation

Theory

Schema activation refers to the process of activation of prior knowledge stored in schematic form. This knowledge forms a context in which new information is integrated and can therefore have very strong facilitative effects on learning.1) learning_paradigms_and_theories

Practice

Currently proposed prior knowledge activation techniques are2) Wetzels, Sandra A.J., Liesbeth Kester, and Jeroen J.G. van Merrienboer. Adapting prior knowledge activation: Mobilisation, perspective taking, and learners' prior knowledge. Computers in Human Behavior 27, no. 1: 16-21, January 2011 :

Mobilisation

Perspective talking

Research results