UNIT II

ADVANCE ORGANIZER MODEL

David Ausubel
 Advance organizer
An advance organizer is a tool used to introduce the
lesson topic and illustrate the relationship between what
the students are about to learn and the information they
have already learned.

Expository organizers
Features of Indian constitution- sovereignty,
socialism, democracy, republic, secularism, equality,
fraternity, liberty……

Comparative organizers
Difference between- autocratic & democratic, liberty
and non-liberty…….
 Advance organizer

Understand

Retain

Remember
 moon= 1/3 size of earth
Ping pong ball= 1/3 of an average ball
 Purposes

They direct students attention to what is important

in the upcoming lesson

They highlight relationships among ideas that will

be presented

They remind students of relevant information that

they already have
 Elements

Focus

Improve the methods of presentation of the subject

matter

Organising and conveying large amount of information

as meaningfully and efficiently as possible

Strengthen existing cognitive structures

 Elements
Syntax

Phase one- Presentation of advance organizers

Clarifying the aims of lesson

Presenting the advance organizer

Prompting awareness of the learners relevant knowledge

 Elements
Syntax
Phase two- Presentation of learning task or
material

Formal presentation of the learning material

Cognitive structuring

Overall sense of direction and logical order

 Elements
Syntax
Phase three- Strengthening cognitive organization

Promoting integrative reconciliation

Prompting active reception learning

How new material relates to the organizer

Additional examples of the concept
Examine the material from alternative point of view
Eliciting critical approach to subject

Reorganise, judge, reconcile and clarification

 Elements
Social system

✦Leading roles of teachers

✦Children understand and assimilate new

learning materials
 Elements
Principle of reaction

✦Clarification and differentiation

✦Acquisition of new learning relevant to the student’s future

learning and life

✦Promotion of critical approach and information processing

ability for the acquisition of knowledge
 Elements
Support system

✦Well organised learning material

✦Appropriate advance organisers

✦Establishment of appropriate relationship

✦Competency and presentation skills on the part of teacher