advance organiser

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An advance organiser is a concept in Ausubel's learning theory – a tool to bridge to new learning. This can be seen as a type of 'scaffolding' tool.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.