Presented to

Mam Ummara Saher

Presented by
Muhammad Mohsin
Ayyaz
2014-1054

Topic
Meaningful learning
theory

Content
History
Meaningful learning theory
Concept of theory
Process of meaningful learning
Principals of Ausubals
meaningful reception learning
Advance organizer

Biography
David Ausubel was an American
psychologist
Born on October 25, 1918.
Died July 9 2008.
Grew up in Brooklyn new york.
Influenced by work of piaget.
In 1973,retired from academic life.
in 1976, he received Thorndike
award from American psychology
association for Distinguished
psychological Contribution to
Education.

Meaningful learning
theory

How to Learn large amount of

meaningful learning
Linking the new information in
the learners own cognitive
structure
Learning is based on ;
Representational Superordinate
Combinational
Subsumption
Knowledge is hiraechicaly
structure
Discourage rote learning
Reception rather then discovery
learning

Basic concept of
theory
Clarity
Quantity
Organization of
present knowledge

Process of Meaningful
Learning Theory

Ausubal proposed four process by

which meaningful learning occur;
1.
2.
3.
4.

Derivative subsumption
Correlative subsumption
Superordinate learning
Combinational learning

Derivative
subsumption
Describe the situation in which
the new information you learn
in example of a concept that
you already know

Correlative
subsumption
Higher level concept of thinking

Superordinate
learning
You are already familiar a lot of
example
Didnt know the concept itself until
it taught

Combinational learning
New idea is derived from another
idea that is comes from his
previous knowledge
Learning by analogy

Principal of Ausubals
meaningful learning theory
Within a classroom setting include
Presented with the most general
concept first, and then their analysis
New material with previously presented
material through comparison and
cross- referencing of new and old
ideas.
Advance organizer
Use number of examples which focus
on similarities and differences
Discourage rote learning of material
What the learner already know

Advance organizer
Presented an overview of the
information to be covered in detail
Connect new information what you
already know
How concept are related to each
other
Cognitive roadmap

Advance organizer can be

divided
Expository organizers

Narrative organizers
Comparative organizer
Skimming organizers
Graphic organizers

Expository organizer
To explain or inform
Describe the new content
Information is difficult to
understand
More abstract

Narrative organizer
Present new information in the form of
story
Stimulate student for thinking
Personal connection to new information

Skimming
organizer

Focus on highlighted information

Preview the information to
determine what is important
Outline of content

Comparative organizer
Familiar knowledge
Compare with prior knowledge
Emphasizing on similarities and
differences

Graphic
organizer
Visually present the information
Provide direction
Understand relationship
includes;
Descriptive pattern, Venn
diagram , cause and effect
pattern , story map

David Ausubel deductive

learning

Why use advance

organizer
? idea at the beginning
Comprehensive
of lesson
As an appetizer
How concept are related
Enhance retention
Information saved in long term
memory
Student prepare for class
Advance organizer doesnt lengthy or
complex